by Marie-Sabine Roger · Editions du Rouergue · tapa dura · ISBN 9782812603495
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«Bon rétablissement» is the novel by Marie-Sabine Roger, published by Editions du Rouergue in hardcover (204 pages, in French).
Jean-Pierre, a widower and retiree, leads a solitary and surly life until a strange accident leaves him hospitalized for weeks. From his bed, encounters with other people challenge his selfishness. The novel portrays hospital life with humor and empathy and draws a gallery of varied characters.
Winner of the Prix des lecteurs de L'Express 2012, the novel was adapted into a movie by Jean Becker with Gérard Lanvin and Fred Testot.
For readers of contemporary French fiction who appreciate human portraits with humor and emotion, close to the style of La tête en friche.
Marie-Sabine Roger is a French writer.
