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Other Lives But Mine

Other Lives But Mine

by Linda Coverdale (Translator), EmmanuelCarrere (Author)

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    Paperback 2013

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Synopsis

'The night before the wave, I remember that Helene and I talked about separating. It wouldn't be complicated; we didn't live together, hadn't had a child, and were even able to see ourselves remaining friends, and yet, it was sad. It was Christmas 2004.' In Sri Lanka, a tsunami sweeps a child out to sea, her grandfather helpless against the onrushing water. In France, a young woman succumbs to illness, leaving her husband and small children bereft. Present at both events, Emmanuel Carrere sets out to tell the story of two families - shattered, but ultimately restored. What he accomplishes is a heartrending narrative of love, a meditation on courage and decency in the face of adversity, an intimate look at the beauty and nobility of ordinary lives. 'As a storyteller Carrere is so freakishly talented, so unassuming in grace and power that you only realise the hold he's got on you when you attempt to pull away' Junot Diaz 'Gratifying and surprising ... A book about the texture and resonance of loss...Carrere covers a lot of ground with cool honesty and careful humanity' The New York Times

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 240
 Publisher: Serpent's Tail
Published: 21 Mar 2013
ISBN 10: 1846687667
ISBN 13: 9781846687662
Book Overview: An unflinching record of devastating loss and human solace in the wake of a devastating tsunami.

Media Reviews
A study in heroism, an affirmation of what matters in the immediate face of death: love and family ... Carrere has the gist of speaking simply and directly of the essentials. It makes his level tone completely compelling ... although so much about grief and loss, it is truly inspiring * Evening Standard *
Tells the story simply and beautifully * Financial Times *
An extraordinary book about ordinary people ... an emotional and beautiful read * Irish Times *
As a storyteller Carrere is so freakishly talented, so unassuming in grace and power that you only realise the hold he's got on you when you attempt to pull away. -- Junot Diaz
Gratifying and surprising...A book about the texture and resonance of loss...Carrere covers a lot of ground with cool honesty and careful humanity. * The New York Times, *
Author Bio
Emanuel Carrere, novelist, filmmaker, journalist and biographer, is the award-winning internationally renowned author of The Adversary, Class Trip, The Mustache and A Russian Novel [9781846680854] published by Serpent's Tail. He lives in Paris. Linda Coverdale is an award-winning translator. She has translated many classic works of modern French literature into English including Roland Barthes, Marie Darrieussecq and Tahar Ben Jelloun. In 2006 she won the Scott Moncrieff Prize for her translation of A Time for Machetes.