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Le Chapeau De Mitterrand (2012)

by Antoine Laurain(Favorite Author)

3.92 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

9782081274 (ISBN13: 9782081274129)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Flammarion

review 1: I'm not going to tell you a thing about this book, and I hope you haven't read the blurb or any of the other reviews, because I think a large part of the charm of this fable is knowing absolutely nothing about it when you turn to the first page. I wouldn't say it was a great book, but mercifully, it is quite far from the modern authors I studied when I did my French degree, who all took themselves far too seriously. This is light and it is fun. It couldn't be anything but French, I think. There are a few French terms which might irritate the reader (I had to look up one word which turned out to be a smelly sausage) but actually, if you just accepted the terms as menu items that it is fairly unimportant to be au fait with (ha ha) it wouldn't make much difference to anyo... morene's enjoyment of the book.A delightful, quick and fun read that made me smile. PS - the book (the physical, tangible thing as opposed to the story) was unique in my experience in including a bookmark attached to the back flap of the book which could be detached and used. Very handy. This was a paperback, but it had flaps (I do not know the correct technical terms, so flaps will have to do).
review 2: Le chapeau de Mitterrand Daniel Mercier dîne seul dans une fameuse brasserie parisienne quand - il n'en croit pas ses yeux - un illustre convive s'installe à la table voisine : François Mitterrand. Son repas achevé, le Président oublie son chapeau, que Daniel décide de s'approprier en souvenir. Tel un talisman, le feutre noir ne tarde pas à transformer sa vie. Daniel aurait-il percé le mystère du pouvoir suprême ? Hélas, il perd à son tour le précieux couvre-chef qui poursuit de tête en tête sa promenade savoureuse, bouleversant le destin de personnages pittoresques et brossant, sous la forme d'une fable, un tableau de la France des années quatre-vingt. « Une fiction réjouissante, un scénario habile, un roman épatant... Bon d'accord, la formule est facile mais on n'y résiste pas : chapeau bas ! »Delphine Peras - L'Express less

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