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Armadillo

✍ Scribed by Boyd, William

Book ID
107369764
Publisher
Seuil
Year
1997
Tongue
French
Weight
208 KB
Category
Fiction
ISBN
2020372290

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✦ Synopsis

Un matin d'hiver, Lorimer Black, jeune, beau, sûr de lui - en apparence -, découvre l'homme avec lequel il avait rendez-vous pendu parmi les décombres de son usine. Tout va alors basculer dans la vie de Lorimer. Privé de son emploi, de ses amitiés, de ressources et de sommeil, l'ex-expert en sinistres auprès d'une compagnie d'assurances se retrouve désarmé dans une société cynique et malhonnête. Avec Londres en toile de fond, le septième roman de William Boyd est une anatomie comiquement révélatrice de la nature déconcertante de la vie contemporaine. A la fois ironique et émouvant, Armadillo explore des zones qui nous touchent tous : la quête vaine des certitudes, l'immense besoin de sécurité et la soif éternelle d'aimer quelqu'un d'un amour payé de retour...

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