by William Boyd · Seuil · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782020372299
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«Armadillo» is the novel by William Boyd, published by Seuil in paperback (366 pages, in French).
Lorimer Black, a young insurance assessor in London, finds one morning the man he was to meet hanged in a factory. His life falls apart: he loses his job, his friendships and his sleep. An ironic comedy portraying a cynical and dishonest society, exploring the search for certainties, the need for security and the desire to be loved in return.
Seventh novel by William Boyd, originally published in 1998; the French translation by Christiane Besse appeared in 1999.
For readers of suspense novels and social satire set in London, with insecure characters and moral dilemmas.
William Andrew Murray Boyd is a British novelist, short story writer screenwriter and film director. He is best known for his novels, which include A Good Man in Africa (1981), Any Human Heart (2002), and Restless (2006), many of which have received critical acclaim and literary awards. Boyd has also written screenplays for film and television, including Chaplin (1992), and directed the World War I drama The Trench (1999). His work is characterised by its narrative vitality and range, earning him numerous accolades including the Whitbread First Novel Award, the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, and the Costa Book Award. A number of his works are what he describes as "whole-life" novels which follow a protagonist through the highs and lows of a varied and often remarkable life. He regularly fuses fact with fiction and his lead characters encounter well-known historical figures. He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2005 for services to literature. John Self, writing for The Booker Prizes, described Boyd’s work as “vigorous, entertaining novels” produced by an “exceptionally fertile imagination,” and praised his fiction as “fully committed to his stories and characters.”
