"I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere" by Anna Gavalda

"I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere" by Anna Gavalda
Electronic edition: December 2005
Riverhead Trade / Penguin Publishing Group | 2003 | ISBN: 0786561920 | 202 pages | PDF | 4 Mb

This collection of short stories, translated from French, brims with abrupt scenes, cliffhanger endings that are often ambiguous, shifting points of view, and close-up dialogues between well developed characters.

Gavalda's stories ring with understated humor, humor often developed through very small details: the line of pork products sold by a doomed narrator, the precision of a country veterinarian living an ordinary life, descriptions of lingerie, particular items of furniture acquired in elaborate anticipation of becoming a couple.
Like an assortment of rich, hand-made chocolates: you don't want to finish.

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These stories are lovely, direct and unsettling all at once. Gavalda's writing style is quite distinctive, providing
carefully chosen details and insights in a small amount of space. This gives the reader a snapshot of a particular person, relationship or situation in each story.

Contents
Courting Rituals of the Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Pregnant
This Man and This Woman
The Opel Touch
Amber
Leave
Lead Story
Catgut
Junior
For Years
Clic-Clac
Epilogue

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French ed. "Je voudrais que quelqu'un m'attende quelque part":
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