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| Author | Michel Déon |
|---|---|
| Original title | La chambre de ton père |
| Language | French |
| Publisher | Éditions Gallimard |
| Publication date | 5 February 2004 |
| Publication place | France |
| Published in English | 1 June 2017 |
| Pages | 144 |
Your Father's Room (French: La chambre de ton père, pronounced [la ʃɑ̃bʁ də tɔ̃ pɛʁ]) is a 2004 novel by the French writer Michel Déon. It is set in Paris and Monaco in the 1920s and follows a young boy, Édouard, called Teddy. The book is a fictionalised autobiography based on Déon's childhood.
Publication
The book was published in France on 5 February 2004 through éditions Gallimard. An English translation is set to be published through Gallic Books on 1 June 2017 in the United Kingdom and 13 June 2017 in the United States.
Reception
Yasmina Reza of Le Figaro called the book "one of the most beautiful stories about grief that you can read".
References
- Marlowe, Lara (2010). The Things I've Seen. Liberties Press. ISBN 978-1-909718-09-8.
- "La chambre de ton père" (in French). Éditions Gallimard. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
- "Your Father's Room". Belgravia Books. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
- Reza, Yasmina (2007-10-15). "Le sourire douloureux proche du rire". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 2016-09-24.
l'un des plus beaux récits de chagrin qu'on puisse lire
External links
- French publicity page (in French)
- British publicity page
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