by Philippe Delerm · Editions du Rocher · tapa dura · ISBN 9782702837504
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«Le portique» is the novel by Philippe Delerm, published by Editions du Rocher in hardcover (186 pages, in French).
Sébastien, a literature teacher, suffers a malaise in class and begins to question a life he believed was full, with his wife and children away from home. The novel follows his bittersweet reflection on time and the meaning of existence: happiness is fragile and hides in small things, described with detailed, poetic prose.
The work was originally published in 1999.
For readers of intimate narrative who appreciate the observation of everyday life and reflection on the passage of time.
Philippe Delerm is a French writer whose collection of essays La Première gorgée de bière et autres plaisirs minuscules sold more than one million copies in France.
