Monsieur Linh and his child
By: Philippe Claudel ; translated from the French by Euan Cameron
Publisher: Maclehose Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780857050991
Copyright date: 2011
Subjects: Male friendship; Fiction; Refugees; Intercultural communication
Work titles: Petite fille de Monsieur Linh
Description: Traumatized by memories of his war-ravaged country, and with his son and daughter-in-law dead, Monsieur Linh travels to a foreign land to bring the child in his arms to safety. The other refugees in the detention centre are unsure how to help the old man; his caseworkers are compassionate, but overworked. Monsieur Linh struggles beneath the weight of his sorrow, and becomes increasingly bewildered and isolated in this strange, fast-moving town. And then he encounters Monsieur Bark. Neither speaks the other's language, but Monsieur Bark is sympathetic to the foreigner's need to care for the child. Recently widowed and equally alone, he is eager to talk, and Monsieur Linh knows how to listen. The two men share their solitude, and find friendship in an unlikely dialogue between two very different cultures" -- Publisher description.
Notes: This translation originally published: London: MacLehose, 2011.