Le liseur (The Reader)

Par un écrivain mystérieux

Last updated 08 juillet 2024

Le liseur (The Reader) by Victor Rousseau (1865–1954), from Glasgow Life Museums

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What is the nature of guilt--and how can the human spirit survive when confronted with deep and horrifying truths? The Reader, a hushed and haunting

The Reader

Le liseur

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Working at a book pulping factory in a job he hates, Guylain Vignolles 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. 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. Julie feels as lost in the world as he does.