by Peter Ustinov · Simon & Schuster Ltd · tapa dura · ISBN 9780684858470
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«Monsieur René» is the contemporary fiction and humour novel by Peter Ustinov, published by Simon & Schuster Ltd in hardback (314 pages, in English).
Monsieur René, a 70-year-old retired hotelier, presides over the International Brotherhood of Hotel Concierges and Doormen. With late-onset depression, he gathers other hoteliers to watch over suspicious guests, but falling in love with Agnes gives him a new purpose. It combines a detective plot with a love that arrives when it is no longer expected.
The work was originally published in 1998; this hardback edition from Simon & Schuster is the first and dates from 1999.
For readers of contemporary fiction and humour, and for those seeking a novel about love and new purposes in maturity.
Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov was a British actor and humanitarian. An internationally known raconteur, he was a fixture on television talk shows and lecture circuits for much of his career. Ustinov received numerous accolades including two Academy Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, a Laurel Award, a Silver Bear, a Photoplay Award, a CableACE Award, an Evening Standard British Film Award and a Grammy Award, as well as nominations for three BAFTA Awards, two Tony Awards, two Laurence Olivier Awards, and a Gemini Award. In 1992, Ustinov was awarded with the British Academy Britannia Award.
