My Little Husband (Dedalus Euro Sorts) - Softcover

Bruckner, Pascal

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1909232319 ISBN 13: 9781909232310

Publisher: Dedalus Limited, 2014

Synopsis

The diminutive Leon is the envy of all Paris when he becomes engaged to the successful stomatologist and ravishing 6ft beauty Solange, who leaves no man unstirred - including the priest who weds them. The dutiful husband happily ignores jealous remarks about the union of 'giraffe and zebra' as he sires one beautiful baby after another.

But as his domestic bliss with Solange continues and their brood grows, Leon's body begins to shrink - with the exception of one vital organ - until the medical marvel is scarcely taller than a thimble. Can Solange's love for her 'Little bighorn' survive his diminished status, the onslaught of suitors at her door and his nocturnal abseiling down her body? Will Leon escape the paws of the family cat and the murderous thoughts of his children embarrassed by their father's s size?

About this title

About the Author:

Pascal Bruckner is best known as a controversial philosopher. Two of his essays - The Tyranny of Guilt and Perpetual Euphoria: On the duty to be Happy were published to great acclaim in English translation in 2011 and 2012. In 2013 an English translation of his essay Has Marriage for Love Failed? was published. He has won two major French prizes for his fiction: The Prix Medecis and The Prix Renaudot. His novel Lunes de fiel was made into the film Bitter Moon by Roman Polanski.

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Six weeks after the birth of Baptiste, L

About this edition

• Publisher: Dedalus Limited
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1909232319
• ISBN 13: 9781909232310
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 137