Paris Echo by Sebastian Faulks
A haunting portrait of Paris past and present from the bestselling author of Birdsong
In Paris every building seems to hold the echo of an unacknowledged past...
American academic Hannah and runaway Moroccan teenager Tariq have little in common, yet both are susceptible to the daylight ghosts of Paris. Hannah listens to the extraordinary witness of women who were present under the German Occupation and finds a city bursting with clues, connections and past love affairs.
In the migrant suburbs, a rarely seen corner of Paris, Tariq is searching for a mother he barely knew. For him in his innocence, each boulevard, Métro station and street corner is a source of surprise.
In this urgent and deeply moving novel, Faulks deals with questions of empire, grievance and identity. With great originality and a dark humour, Paris Echo asks how much we really need to know if we are to live a valuable life.
In Paris every building seems to hold the echo of an unacknowledged past...
American academic Hannah and runaway Moroccan teenager Tariq have little in common, yet both are susceptible to the daylight ghosts of Paris. Hannah listens to the extraordinary witness of women who were present under the German Occupation and finds a city bursting with clues, connections and past love affairs.
In the migrant suburbs, a rarely seen corner of Paris, Tariq is searching for a mother he barely knew. For him in his innocence, each boulevard, Métro station and street corner is a source of surprise.
In this urgent and deeply moving novel, Faulks deals with questions of empire, grievance and identity. With great originality and a dark humour, Paris Echo asks how much we really need to know if we are to live a valuable life.
Format: Paperback | 320 pages
Dimensions (cm): 19.7 x 12.8 x 1.8 | 232g
Publication Date: 18 Jun 2019
Publisher: Penguin Random House UK
Imprint: Vintage
Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom
Language: English
Edition Number: 1
ISBN10: 1784704105
ISBN13: 9781784704100
Condition: Good
A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including very minor scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The majority of pages are undamaged with very minimal creasing but no tearing. No pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text and no writing in margins. The first page in the book has a tiny handful of tiny drops of rust-coloured discolouring. No missing pages.