Patrick Tudoret
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- #857,862
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- 3.0
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- ISBN:t
- 6
Well, if you've got the book with the promotional band from the publisher still on it, you won't have to guess for long: Tristan has grown a beard, put on hiking shoes, and set off on a very long walk. His initial plan is simply to revisit the Cévennes with a copy of Stevenson in his pocket and relive some of the early days of his life with Yseult(*). But one thing leads to another, he meets some pilgrims, and before long he's on his way to Spain, with ample time and space to find some resolution in the mourning process, to think about Stevenson, Giono, Bernanos, André Suarès and other favourite writers, and to realign his life.
This is somewhere between a serious, reflective novel about writing and bereavement and a romantic comedy starring Depardieu or Martin Sheen (No, not Martin Sheen, he's already done the Camino...). Quite enjoyable, but a bit rough around the edges sometimes: Tudoret hasn't taken quite enough time to establish the practicalities of the story in our minds.
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(*) Yes, I groaned too, but Tudoret does redeem himself slightly by explaining that "Tristan" is a nom-de-plume he only adopted after meeting his future wife...… (lisätietoja)