by Philippe Besson · Julliard · tapa dura · ISBN 9782286016456
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«Un instant d'abandon» is the novel by Philippe Besson, published by Julliard in hardcover (213 pages, in French).
A fisherman returns to his Cornish village after leaving prison: years earlier he lost his son in a storm during a boat trip and was convicted of negligence, though the men at the harbor still see him as a murderer. His return reopens old wounds and confronts him with a community that does not forgive.
The novel was originally published in 2005 with the subtitle «roman» and is set in Falmouth (Cornwall); its protagonist is the fisherman Tom Sheppard.
Aimed at readers of contemporary fiction seeking intimate dramas about guilt, memory and redemption.
Philippe Besson is a French writer, playwright and screenwriter. Besson was born in Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire, Charente, and has written a total of 23 novels, several of which have been adapted for cinema or theater.
