by Olivier Adam · J'ai lu · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782290068489
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«Les lisières» is the contemporary novel by Olivier Adam, published by J'ai lu in paperback (512 pages, in French).
Paul Steiner is on the edge of his own existence: his wife has left him, he misses his children, his brother demands he take care of their parents, and his working-class father is about to vote for the National Front, while the tsunami devastates the Japan he loves. Returning to the suburb of his childhood, he must confront his past to understand his unease.
This edition belongs to the Littérature française collection from J'ai lu (number 10354), includes the complete text in French and reproduces on the cover a photograph by Image Source, © Plainpicture.
For readers interested in French literary fiction and in social, emotional and generational portraits of contemporary France.
Olivier Adam is a French author and screenwriter. His debut novel Je vais bien, ne t’en fais pas was adapted into the eponymous film. He also writes books for young adults, among them La messe anniversaire. Adam won the 2004 Prix Goncourt de la Nouvelle for Passer l'hiver.
