Moi, j'attends de voir passer un pingouin

Synopsis of Moi, j'attends de voir passer un pingouin

«Moi, j'attends de voir passer un pingouin» is the novel by Geneviève Brisac, published by 10 X 18 in paperback (127 pages, in French).

A narrator observes her home and her time between a pragmatic housekeeper, a rebellious son and a small bestiary: magpie, rabbit, laboratory mouse, buffaloes and Flush, Virginia Woolf's dog. The story becomes an urban and contemporary fable about rebellion against cruelty, and about the decision to inhabit life with its contradictions.

It was originally published in 2012; the French edition in the 'Domaine français' collection appeared on July 3, 2014.

For readers of contemporary French fiction who appreciate urban fables with humor, animal characters and an ironic take on everyday life.