Monsieur Linh and His Child

Synopsis of Monsieur Linh and His Child

«Monsieur Linh and His Child» is the novel by Philippe Claudel, published by Quercus Publishing in paperback (144 pages, in English).

Monsieur Linh, an old man who has lost his son and daughter-in-law, travels to a foreign country with a baby. At a detention center he meets Monsieur Bark, a lonely widower. They do not speak the same language, but they share their solitude and forge a friendship made of conversation and silence, a dialogue between two cultures.

Translation from French to English by Euan Cameron. Edition published by Quercus Publishing in 2012.

For readers of literary fiction seeking a brief story about exile, loss and intercultural friendship.