Synopses & Reviews
The American debut we've all been waiting for by international bestselling author, Anna Gavalda.
Hailed by Voici as "a distant descendant of Dorothy Parker," prize-winning Anna Gavalda has caused an international sensation with this dazzling collection of short stories selling over 700,000 copies in her native France. With arresting naturalism, a lively variety of perspectives, Gavalda writes simply and beautifully of human beings longing to connect. Gavalda has a knack for capturing our inner as well as our outer dialogues with perfect pitch, provoking reflection, pain, and laughter in equal measure. The stories in I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere are as wicked as they are insightful, as stylish as they are sparse, as fiercely unsentimental as they are emotionally wrought.
Review
"12 jaunty short stories about heartache and love by a young prize-winning French writer....Deftly translated by Marker, this uneven but entertaining collection displays a deliciously Gallic insouciance." Publishers Weekly
Review
"You can't help falling in love with these short stories. Each is more lively, bold, acerbic, and witty than the last." L'Humanite
Synopsis
With arresting naturalism and a lively variety of perspectives, Gavalda writes simply of human beings longing to connect. Gavalda, "a gifted literary stylist" (Vogue), has a knack for capturing our inner as well as our outer dialogues with perfect pitch, evoking reflection, pain, and laughter in equal measure. The stories in I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere are as wicked as they are insightful, as stylish as they are sparse, as fiercely unsentimental as they are emotionally wrought.
Table of Contents
Courting Rituals of the Saint-Germain-des-Pres 1
Pregnant 15
This Man and This Woman 31
The Opel Touch 35
Amber 47
Leave 59
Lead Story 79
Catgut 93
Junior 101
For Years 118
Clic-Clac 138
Epilogue 171