num_pages: 169
description: "I'm off," says Felix Ferrer to his wife. "I'm leaving you." And closing the door on their suburban home, Ferrer, a creature of appetite, impulse and habit, a man of our times, embarks on a journey to the extremes.A man at Ferrer's time of life should be starting to treat himself - and his heart - carefully, not living the bachelor life in the Paris atelier that doubles as his art gallery. Not weighing up every girl he sees. Not ignoring his doctor's warnings to avoid the very hot and the very cold. And certainly not making for the North Pole in pursuit of a rare cargo of Inuit artefacts. Soon, back from the merciless Arctic, Paris in the summer, packed with ex-girlfriends, anxious artists and suspicious creditors, begins to feel very hot indeed for M. Ferrer.
language: English
title: I'm Off
titlecomplete: I'm Off
characters: Félix Ferrer
genres: Fiction, 20th Century, French Literature, France, Contemporary, Mystery Thriller, Roman, Literary Fiction, Literature, Novels
ratings_count: 1264
places: France, Spain, Arctic Circle
awards: awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Prix Goncourt
publisher: Harvill Pr