Synopsis
We spend more time than we know trying to go back. We call it fantasising, we call it dreaming. . . but we''re all crawling back, each in his or her own way.
A group of college friends find themselves marooned at a luxurious hotel on the Amalfi Coast in Italy. While their boat is being repaired, they can''t help but observe the daily routine of a fellow hotel guest - a mysterious, white-bearded stranger who sits on the veranda each night and smokes one cigarette, sometimes two. When the group decides to invite the elegant traveller to lunch with them, they cannot begin to imagine the miraculous abilities, strange wisdom, and a life-changing story he is about to impart to one of the friends in particular. . .
Deeply atmospheric and sensual, The Gentleman From Peru weaves achingly poignant insight into a story of regret, fate and epic love.
A group of college friends find themselves marooned at a luxurious hotel on the Amalfi Coast in Italy. While their boat is being repaired, they can''t help but observe the daily routine of a fellow hotel guest - a mysterious, white-bearded stranger who sits on the veranda each night and smokes one cigarette, sometimes two. When the group decides to invite the elegant traveller to lunch with them, they cannot begin to imagine the miraculous abilities, strange wisdom, and a life-changing story he is about to impart to one of the friends in particular. . .
Deeply atmospheric and sensual, The Gentleman From Peru weaves achingly poignant insight into a story of regret, fate and epic love.
Titre original : The gentleman from Peru (2024)
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2 éditions pour ce livre
2024 
Editions Faber & Faber (Paperbacks)
169 pages
27 mars 2024
ISBN : 9780571385119
2024 Editions Faber & Faber
126 pages
Format : ePub
2 avril 2024
ISBN : 978-0571385119
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J'ai été tout de suite happé par cette histoire. Je ne savais rien et je me suis laissé plonger dans cette courte aventure qui mêle histoire de vie, interrogations et belle amitié. J'ai aimé la plume de l'auteur, que j'ai pu lire en VO. Le fait que l'histoire soit courte permet que les choses avance suffisamment vite et qu'on profite pleinement de chaque mot.