Le Cœur à la craie

Synopsis of Le Cœur à la craie

«Le Cœur à la craie» is a novel by Daniel Picouly, published by Le Livre de Poche in paperback (280 pages, in French).

Bonbec, a nine-year-old boy, experiences his first crushes and observes the adult world with an innocent and amused gaze. With his friend, he embarks on a race of imaginary loves: his neighbor, a nurse, the Christmas angel, Saïda and a supposed Marie Antoinette.

Subtitled 'roman', the novel was originally published in 2004; the paperback edition from Le Livre de Poche dates from January 2007.

For readers of French fiction who appreciate tender and nostalgic stories about childhood and first loves.