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The Son
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Full Title:
The Son
Contributors:
By (Author) Michel Rostain
Publisher:
Headline Publishing Group
Imprint:
Tinder Press
Publication Date:
11th March 2014
Country:
United Kingdom
Classifications
Readership:
General
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
843.92
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
208
Dimensions:
Width 130mm, Height 196mm, Spine 16mm
Weight:
173g
Description
In a stunningly original blurring of memoir and fiction, THE SON tackles the very hardest of subjects in the most readable of ways.
We first meet Michel eleven days after the death of his son, Lion. Lion was lost, suddenly, to a virulent strain of meningitis and his death left his father and entire family reeling. We join Michel on his personal journey through grief, but the twist that makes the journey truly remarkable, and tips this true story into fiction, is the fact that we see it all through Lion's eyes. Michel Rostain resolutely ducks away from sentimentality and pathos, and tells his story instead with wit, wisdom and vitality.Reviews
An original slant on the issues of grief and survival. Unusual, painful and intelligent writing - Susan Fletcher
Author Bio
Michel Rostain lives in Arles. Born in 1942, he works as an opera stage director.
