by Pierre Charras · Mercure de France · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782715224209
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«Dix-neuf secondes» is the novel by Pierre Charras published by Mercure de France in paperback (144 pages, in French).
Gabriel and Sandrine, a couple for twenty-five years, face a crisis. They agree on a game: he waits for her at Nation station and she travels on the RER at 5:43 PM; if she gets off the third car, they will stay together. The countdown of nineteen seconds and the passengers' thoughts lead to an unexpected outcome.
Published in 2003, the novel received the Prix du roman Fnac.
For readers of contemporary French fiction: a short psychological suspense story with growing tension and a dramatic outcome.
Pierre Charras was a French writer, actor and translator from English to French. He published several novels including Monsieur Henri, Prix des Deux Magots (1995), Juste avant la nuit (1998), Comédien (2000) and Dix-neuf secondes, prix du roman FNAC 2003.
