Lives Other than My Own: A Memoir
of Emmanuel CarrĂšre, Linda Coverdale
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From the acclaimed Emmanuel CarrĂšre, an act of generous imagination that unflinchingly records devastating loss and, equally vividly, the wealth of human solace that follows in its wakeIn Sri Lanka, a tsunami sweeps a child out to sea, her grand-father helpless against the onrushing water. In France, a young woman succumbs to illness, leaving her husband and small children bereft. Present at both events, Emmanuel CarrĂšre sets out to tell the story of two familiesâshattered and ultimately restored. What he accomplishes is nothing short of a literary miracle: a heartrending narrative of endless love, a meditation on courage and decency in the face of adversity, an intimate and reverent look at the extraordinary beauty and nobility of ordinary lives.Precise, sober, and suspenseful, as full of twists and turns as any novel, Lives Other Than My Own confronts terrifying catastrophes to illuminate the astonishing richness of human connection: a grandfather who thought he had found paradiseâtoo soonâand now devotes himself to helping his neighbors rebuild their village; a husband so in love with his ailing wife that he carries her in his arms like a knight does his princess; and finally, CarrĂšre himself, longtime chronicler of the tormented self, who unexpectedly finds consolation and even joy as he immerses himself in the lives of others.
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- Format E-book
- Pages 256 pages
- Publisher Metropolitan Books
- Publication Date September 13th 2011
- First Publication 10/30/09
- Language English
- ISBN 9781429973281
- Edition Not informed
- Category Other
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