I would like to me someone somewhere was waiting for

In his first collection of short stories by Anna gavalda, rightfully gained fame as "the gentle Houellebecq and the new star of French literature, bright and soulful draws before the reader the most ordinary life, external prose which conceals countless treasures hidden desires, fears, dreams and grievances, and most importantly - love in its diverse manifestations. You only need to be able to see them, and amazing will be next. And the most simple, at first glance, the story with a light hand of the author may suddenly turn into a farce or become a real tragedy.


Full soft laconic irony of life sketches and portraits not "heroic" characters captivate the reader's psychological depth and emotional richness of style.

Anna gavalda was born December 9, 1970 in Boulogne-Balancer (France).

After his parents ' divorce, with fourteen years living in the hostel. Studied at

The Sorbonne, worked as a cashier and waitress, studied journalism.

1992 won in national contest for the best love letter.

1998 she won the prize of "blood in the ink" for the Novella

"Aristote" and won in two literary competitions. In 1999

he published a book Anna Gavalda "I would like to me somebody

somewhere waited...", awarded in 2000 Grand Prix RTL. This collection

short stories over the next four years he was transferred almost 30 languages

and brought its author fame new star of French literature.

2002 he published his first novel, Gavalda - "I loved him", and the following

year, she continues to work on his novel "Ensemble, C'est tout". Anna

Gavalda lives in the South-East of Paris, writes every day for three hours and

he is married with two children.

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