by François Weyergans · Gallimard · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782070345625
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«Trois jours chez ma mère» is the novel by François Weyergans, published by Gallimard in paperback (240 pages, in French).
The protagonist, about to turn fifty, tries to rebuild his life, but memory besieges him: past travels and love affairs pursue him. Disturbed by anxiety, he invents doubles and evokes episodes from his biography while postponing the visit to his mother, who lives alone in Provence and is nearing ninety. A novel about memory, identity, and family ties.
Novel awarded the Prix Goncourt in 2005.
For readers of contemporary fiction and French narrative seeking an intimate story about memory and middle age.
François Weyergans was a Belgian writer and director. His father, Franz Weyergans, was a Belgian and also a writer, while his mother was from Avignon in France. François Weyergans was elected to the Académie française on 26 March 2009, taking the 32nd seat which became vacant with the death of Alain Robbe-Grillet in 2008.
