Literature has the power to move us deeply. Here are 5 amazing stories that won’t leave you indifferent…
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- What day owes to night Yasmina Khadra
Synopsis:
“Algeria, 1930s.” In three days harvest, salvation. But a sad night comes to consume hope. Fire. Ash. Young Younes sees his father cry for the first time. Entrusted to an apothecary uncle in a village in Oran, the young boy integrated into the Pied-Noire community. Create inseparable friendships. And happiness’s name is Émilie, the “princess” over whom the young people fight. As colonial Algeria experiences its final days, agreements crumble in an outbreak of violence, tears and betrayal. A woman or a country, a man never forgets his childhood love…”
Why read this?
This moving and powerful novel evokes the complexity of relationships friendly, family, romantic, difficulty of choice,acceptance of the otherthe weight of lies, against the background of conflicts, intense historical facts and independence.
- One day David Nicholls
Synopsis:
“July 15, 1988. Emma and Dexter meet for the first time.” Everything is against them, yet this day marks the beginning of an extraordinary relationship. For twenty years, every year, they will cross, separate and wait for each other in the dizzying confusion of their existence. A story of modern times, when the beauty of love has taken over the whole world. »
Why read this?
Because sometimes in life you have to learn to start, listen to your heartbefore it’s too late.
- Last days Rabbit Hayes
Synopsis:
“Nine days. That’s what Mia Hayes, affectionately nicknamed “Rabbit,” let live. Nine days, after several months of struggle – because Rabbit is a fighter, a strong Irish woman. At his bedside, family and loved ones take turns in a joyful ballet of memories. Between silences, blunders and fits of laughter, Rabbit’s whole life resurfaces: childhood, adolescence, Johnny, his great love, and Julie, his 12-year-old daughter – a certain idea of happiness… As the days pass, everyone reflects on their lives and accompanies Rabbit on an emotional journey of great intensity. What better luggage to set off in search of light? »
Why read this?
The novel deals with a serious, painful subject: loss of a loved one. Here, each chapter symbolizes the pain of a new character, deep pain, sure, but embellished, happy memories, melancholy, a touch of humor, but also the future. Because after mourning comes happiness.
- Blue grass Beatrice Sparks
Synopsis:
“Diary of a Young Drug Addict. Yesterday I thought I was the happiest person on earth, in the entire galaxy, in all of creation. Was it just yesterday or millions of light years away? I thought the grass had never smelled so green, the sky had never been so blue. And now everything has collapsed and I want to dissolve into the stupid nothingness of humanity. »
Why read this?
This book is not a sermon. It simply and accurately depicts the life of a young girl addicted to drugs, tormented by her own demons and victims of an ignorant and moralizing society.
- Life ahead of you Romain Gary
Synopsis:
“Belleville district, 1970s, Momo, 10, lives with Madame Rosa, a former prostitute who created a “familyless boarding house for children born crooked”, that is, she welcomes the children of prostitutes to protect them from the public. help or from “proxines” as Momo says. The boy tells about his daily life from a child’s perspective and intersperses his story with reflections on life…”
Why read this?
Everything about this book is amazing, be it the story itself, the narration the complicity of two lost souls in life, this absolutely sublime intergenerational friendship, or even in his authentic narrative style, his original syntax and his light tone.