Lives Other Than My Own: A Memoir

In Sri Lanka, a tsunami sweeps a child out to sea, her grandfather helpless against the onrushing water. In France, a woman dies from cancer, leaving her husband and small children bereft. What links these two catastrophes is the presence of Emmanuel Carrère, who manages to find consolation and even joy as he immerses himself in lives other than his own. The result is a heartrending narrative of endless love, a meditation on courage in the face o...

By Emmanuel Carrère
Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Picador; First edition (September 4, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1250013771
ISBN-13: 978-1250013774
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.6 x 8.5 inches
Amazon Rank: 402732
Format: PDF Text djvu book

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I am amazed that this book has attracted so little attention. Please -- read it. It is profound, human and humane, multi-layered and woven. For example, at one point considerable attention is paid to the French 'small court' justice system; this read

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