by Alain Gerber · Le Livre De Poche · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782253030812
VAT included
Hamelyn quality guarantee · checked and verified, or your money back
«Une sorte de bleu» is the novel by Alain Gerber, published by Le Livre De Poche in paperback format (343 pages, in French).
The story centers on Théo, a young man who grows up in a poor neighborhood of Belfort and lives between the prelude to war and the Liberation; his dual apprenticeship, in life and as a locksmith, structures the narrative. The novel has been described as a song to the humble and to childhood, with writing full of sensory nuances and musicality.
The novel, originally published in 1980, won the Prix du roman populiste in 1982 unanimously. Une sorte de bleu is a sequel to Le Faubourg des Coup-de-Trique.
For those interested in French fiction and in coming-of-age stories set during the Second World War.
