The reader on the 6.27

ISBN: 9781447276494 (paperback)
Physical Description: print 193 pages ; 20 cm
Edition: Paperback edition.
Publisher: London : Pan Books, 2016.
Copyright: &copy;2015

Didierlaurent, Jean-Paul (author.). Schwartz, Ros, (translator.). Didierlaurent, Jean-Paul translation of: Liseur du 6h27. English. (Added Author).

Summary: Guylain Vignolles lives on the edge of existence. Working at a book pulping factory in a job he hates, he has but one pleasure in life. Sitting on the 6.27 train each day, Guylain recites aloud from pages he has saved from the jaws of his monstrous pulping machine. And it's this release of words into the world that starts our hero on a journey that will finally bring meaning into his life. For one morning, Guylain discovers the diary of a lonely young woman: Julie. A woman who feels as lost in the world as he does. As he reads from these pages to a rapt audience, Guylain finds himself falling hopelessly in love with their enchanting author.