by Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt · LGF/Le Livre de Poche · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782253160304
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«Concerto à la mémoire d'un ange» is the short story collection by Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt, in a paperback edition from Le Livre de Poche (216 pages, in French).
Four interwoven stories: a husband poisoner, a president in love, a sailor, and a swindler of religious items. An image of Saint Rita, patroness of impossible causes, guides their fates. Schmitt reflects on freedom, destiny, and the possibility of change.
Winner of the Prix Goncourt de la Nouvelle in 2010. This paperback edition, published in 2011, includes the Journal that Schmitt wrote while creating the stories.
For readers of contemporary French fiction and short stories, with an interest in tales that combine philosophical reflection and ordinary lives.
Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt is a Franco-Belgian playwright, short story writer and novelist, as well as a film director. His plays have been staged in over fifty countries all over the world.
