by Jean-Claude Mourlevat · GALLIMARD JEUNE · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782070582600
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«Silhouette» is a collection of short stories by Jean-Claude Mourlevat, published by Gallimard Jeunesse in paperback (240 pages, in French).
Pauline signs up for a casting to appear as a 'silhouette' in her favourite actor's film; monsieur Duc, with time running out, tries to apologise to those he has hurt; Guillaume, aged fourteen, realises he has left his cat shut in and decides to go back to free it. Three stories about decisions that change an ordinary life.
Edition published on 3 March 2016 in the Pôle Fiction collection; the cover highlights the author's 2021 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award.
For readers aged 12 and up and for those who enjoy short tales with black humour and surprising endings.
Jean-Claude Mourlevat is a French writer, known for his fairy-tale, fable, and fantasy-inspired novels intended for young people, for which he has won multiple awards, including the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. He also wrote a French novel named "La rivière a l'envers 1. Tomek" which also has a second version called "La rivière a l'envers 2. Hannah".
