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Le Fils (2011)

by Michel Rostain(Favorite Author)
3.59 of 5 Votes: 4
ISBN
2361070170 (ISBN13: 9782361070175)
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review 1: Lion ha ventun’anni, e viene stroncato all’improvviso da una meningite fulminante. È una mattina d’autunno come le altre: la mamma a casa che lo cura, pensando sia una semplice influenza, il papà in giro a fare spese. Poi la febbre che si alza, il corpo che si riempie di strane macchie, la corsa in ospedale, un ultimo straziante sguardo. Michel Rostain, con una prosa delicata e solerte, ci accompagna nello spazio del dolore assoluto e senza scampo, nel deserto del distacco più brutale e inaccettabile, quello del padre dal figlio. E scardinando i canoni del genere del compianto funebre classico, lo fa dando voce al figlio defunto. Da un luogo non identificato Lion intesse un dialogo dolce e impossibile col padre, dal linguaggio leggero e dal piglio informale dell�... more�adolescenza. Ripercorre gli eventi anteriori alla malattia, quelli terribili della morte, e descrive il tentativo sofferto e vano di dare una giustificazione e un senso a una tragedia che non può averne. Vincitore del premio Goncourt 2011.
review 2: This is a very powerful book that is a blending of both fiction and non-fiction. Written by a bereaved father who uses his dead son’s voice to narrate it is both insightful, tender but gives enough distance that it is not distressing. The book illustrates beautifully the pull to life after the devastating and sudden loss of a much loved child. Both parents are artists – working in theatre and opera and the book describes their use of both music and prose to articulate their loss and also as an expression of grief. Ultimately it is a tale of trying to find meaning and a means to go on despite their loss. I thought it was inclusive of every aspect of grief and felt it would be a great book for other bereaved parents as well as anyone who works in grief and loss as a way of learning more. Would highly recommend as a general great read as well! less
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Starlee
Un très beau récit sur la perte d'un enfant qui ne tombe jamais dans le larmoyant.
sree
Actually reading this in English but that edition isn't currently on Goodreads
annierobert
I just couldn't get into this book so I dumped it.
sarah
Beautiful and touching ... Part fiction part fact
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