The novel was also adapted into a film starring Audrey Tautou and Guillaume Canet in 2007.Īnna Gavalda is a French writer who was born in 1970. Each of them benefits from this unexpected companionship in different ways, but all of their lives are enriched by their relationships with the other members of this found family. It is Anna Gavalda’s third novel, and tells the story of four individuals from totally different walks of life who end up sharing a flat in the heart of Paris. Hunting and Gathering was first published in French in 2004, and was translated into English in 2006. This clear and detailed 56-page reading guide is structured as follows: The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, including family, old age and loneliness. And slowly, this curious quartet of misfits all discover the importance of food, friendship and love.9782808007634 56 EBook Plurilingua Publishing This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of Hunting and Gathering by Anna Gavalda. One freezing evening Philibert overcomes his excruciating reticence to rescue Camille, unconscious, from her garret and bring her into his home.Īs she recovers Camille learns more about Philibert about Franck and his guilt for his beloved but fragile grandmother Paulette, who is all he has left in the world and about herself. Downstairs in a beautiful, ornate apartment, lives Philibert Marquet de la Durbellière, a shy, erudite, upper-class man with an unlikely flatmate in the shape of the foul-mouthed but talented chef, Franck. She barely eats, works at night as a cleaner and lives in a tiny attic room. Anna Gavalda - Hunting and Gathering (Being together, period)Ĭamille is doing her best to disappear.
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