French rhapsody
By: by Antoine Laurain ; translated from the French by Jane Aitken and Emily Boyce
Contributors: Aitken, Jane, translator; Boyce, Emily, translator
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 215
ISBN-13: 9781910477304
Subjects: Rock music; Physicians; Musicians; Fiction
Work titles: Rhapsodie française
Description: Antoine Laurain's new novel combines his trademark charm with a satirical take on modern France. Middle-aged doctor Alain Massoulier has received a life-changing letter--thirty-three years too late. Lost in the Paris postal system for decades, the letter from Polydor, dated 1983, offers a recording contract to The Holograms, in which Alain played lead guitar. Back then The Holograms had believed in their cutting-edge sound. However, the music industry remained indifferent, and eventually the band split up, each going their own way. Alain is overcome by nostalgia, and is tempted to track down the members of the group. But in a world where everything and everyone has changed...where will his quest take him?
Notes: "First published in France as Rhapsodie française by Editions Flammarion, 2016" -- title page verso.

Includes reading group questions at the end of the book.

Translation from the French of: Rhapsodie française.