Cliffs

Olivier Adam was born in 1974. He lives near Saint-Malo in Brittany, having grown up in the Parisian suburbs. His novel Passer l'Hiver won the Prix Goncourt de la Nouvelle in 2004, and his novels Poids Léger and Je Vais Bien Ne t'en Fais Pas have been adapted for the cinema. The author is also a successful screenwriter and has published several books for children. Most recently, he published Les Lisières in 2012. Klappentext On the balcony of a hotel room, a man is keeping watch. He stares out at the cliffs from which his mother jumped to her death 20 years ago. During the course of a single night, the narrator stirs up the memories of his childhood, his lost youth, his brutal father, his runaway brother, and his years in Paris.A melancholy novel about the childhood losses and sorrows that haunt a man's lifeOn the balcony of a hotel room, a man is keeping watch. He stares out at the cliffs from which his mother jumped to her death 20 years ago. During the course of a single night, the narrator stirs up the memories of his childhood, his lost youth, his brutal father, his runaway brother, and his years in Paris.

Product details

• Authors: Olivier Adam, Olivier (Author) Adam, Adam Olivier
• Assisted by: Sue Rose (Translation), Sue (Translator) Rose (Translation)
• Publisher: Pushkin Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.11.2007
• EAN: 9781901285758
• ISBN: 978-1-901285-75-8
• No. of pages: 152
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature