by Jean-Paul Dubois · ISBN 9782757830024
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«Le cas Sneijder» is the novel by Jean-Paul Dubois, published by Éditions de l'Olivier in paperback (235 pages, in French).
Paul Sneijder survives a lift accident in which his daughter dies; since then he perceives reality with overwhelming clarity. Unable to continue with his former life and with a domineering wife, he decides to change profession and takes up dog walking. A novel that combines grief, irony and the attempt to rebuild an ordinary life.
Novel originally published in 2011. This edition belongs to the Points collection (no. P2876) and appeared in 2012.
For readers of contemporary French fiction who appreciate black humour and stories of personal reconstruction after a stroke of fate.
Jean-Paul Dubois is a French journalist and author. He won the Prix Goncourt in 2019 for Tous les hommes n'habitent pas le monde de la même façon, a novel told from the perspective of a prisoner looking back on life. The jury compared Dubois to John Irving and William Boyd, who wrote books that were both popular and critical successes.
