Set in paris, a quirky and gifted thirteen year old girl, lou, meets a homeless girl, no, and their relationship has intriguing consequences. Her breakthrough work was the book no et moi no and me that was awarded the prix des libraires the booksellers prize in france in 2008. Outwardly, with her smooth hair and perfectly filed nails, l. The international awardwinning story of two girls from different backgrounds, united in friendship. They have an elegant restaurant serving superb local and international cuisine. May, 2011 o h, but the french do loneliness and desperation classily. But there does remain something unworldly about no and me, something that keeps it apart from pure. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. At home, her father cries in secret in the bathroom and her. Lou bertignac has an iq of 160 and a good friend called lucas, who gets her through the school day. Born 1 march 1966 age 54 boulognebillancourt, france. Drawing on the testimonies of family members, as well as letters, photos and home movies, she assembled this disturbing account of her sensitive mother. Although her parents are welloff, her life shows that money cant guarantee happiness.
No and me was awarded the prix des libraires 2008 the booksellers prize in france. I really enjoyed this short novel which i had picked up as i knew there is a french movie based on the book which i now would like to see sometime. But there does remain something unworldly about no and me. Her first published work, jours sans faim 2001, was published under the pseudonym lou delvig, although since then she has. The papers mentioned below are only a few ones on specific topics or recently published. It tells the story of lou, a young girl who befriends no, a homeless girl, and decides to help her, gaining her first insight into the functioning of society along the way. Discover more authors youll love listening to on audible.
In this novel, 15yearold no, a homeless parisian adolescent, is also. It is one of those borderline books that appears in both adult. But lou is about to change her lifeand that of her parentsall because of a school project about homeless teens. Winner of the prestigious booksellers prize in france, no and me is a timely and thoughtprovoking novel about homelessness that has farreaching appeal. Overwhelmed by the huge success of her latest book, exhausted and unable to begin writing the next one, delphine meets l. Notable works, no and me nothing holds back the night. No and me is a deceptively simple book, translated from the french. This sophisticated psychological thriller skillfully blurs the line between fact and fiction, reality and artifice. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read no and me. Her breakthrough work was the book no et moi no and. In fact, she is so smart that she has skipped two grades and now go to classes with the schools fifteen. No and me is her fourth novel and was first published in france in 2007.
At thirteen, she is gifted beyond her years, sitting in class with students two years older than her. Apr 27, 2017 the narrator is also called delphine and works as a writer in paris. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Her novel, translated by george miller, tells the story of the relationship between her protagonist, struggling writer delphine, and a woman, l. Lous parents still mourn the death of her baby sister, and lou is struggling to cope with her mothers reclusive. I had the honor to ask today my question to delphine which read. I dont think it is a novel, but i respect the authors honesty in. Notable awards, prix goncourt des lyceens prix des libraires 2009. Adolescente surdouee, lou bertignac reve damour, observe les gens, collectionne les mots, multiplie les experiences domestiques et les theories fantaisistes. No and me is her first novel to be published in english. Almost 150 papers about vigan technology and machines were published in journals all over the world and in various languages.
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