by Remo Forlani · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9782738211057
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«Valentin tout seul» is the novel by Remo Forlani, published by La Seine / Succès du livre in paperback (374 pages, in French).
Valentín, a six-year-old boy, recounts his memories after a difficult birth that separated his mother: he is raised by an eccentric painter grandfather and an alcoholic grandmother. When she reappears, African and Vietnamese step-siblings, a cat, and a psychologist appear. Rebellious, somewhat pyromaniac and a runaway, Valentín gives his view of the world.
The work originally appeared in 1994; this French edition is from 1998. The subtitle is «Confidences d'un enfant délaissé».
With its tender, comic and insolent tone, it will appeal to those who enjoy first-person narratives with a child's voice.
Remo Forlani (1927–2009) was a French writer and screenwriter born in Paris to a French mother and an Italian immigrant father.
