Hunting and Gathering (2004) (edit title/settings)

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Characters/People edit see section history

• Camille Fauque: works as cleaning lady, loves to paint, is anorexic
• Philbert Marquet de la Durballiere (Philou): aristocratic descendant, is a depressive and stammering post card seller, lives in a big Parisian flat he inherited from his grandmother, which he shares with Franck & Camille.
• Franck Lestafier: Philou's flatmate. A womanizer and hot-tempered chef
• Paulette: Franck's grandmother
• Mamadou: Camille's co-worker and friend
• Mathilde: Add a description of this character.
• Pierre Kessler
• Yvonne
• Myriam
• Zhu Da
• Jeannine
• Gaston
• Madame Perreira
• Sebastien: Franck's co-worker and #2 chef.
• Suzy
• Odette
• Mr Doughton
• Josy
• Marvin

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• “Ce qui empêche les gens de vivre ensemble c’est leur connerie, pas leurs différence..”

• “Elle failli perdre pied parce que deux ou trois objets lui manquent.Comme les gens allaient mal souvent à cause de quelques bricoles..”

• “And she has been through every imaginable shrink in the book and she claims that the theater is much more effective.”

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• “They looked at each other and said a host of silent things. They talked about Franck, to be sure, about distance, youth, certain landscapes, death, solitude, the passing of time, the happiness of being together and the relentless struggle of life - without uttering a single word.”

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• Paulette’s house was like a square and solid little woman, showing off and greeting you with one hand firmly planted on her hip and the knowing look of someone who gives herself airs. The kind who lowers her eyes and acts modestly when really, everything in her oozes happiness and serene satisfaction.

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• Nisi Dominus by Vivaldi, Vespri Solenni per la Festa dell’Assunzione di Maria Vergine.

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• I never knew a sorrow that an hour of reading could not assuage, a great man had once said.

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• “So let me tell you, it is the simplest thing in the world: give in. What woman wants, God wants.”

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• One day you feel like dying and the next you realize all you had to do was go down a few stairs to find the light switch so you could see things a bit more clearly.

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• Better than a real family, even, because this was something they had chosen,

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• Oh, so I’m not dead. I see. Too bad. Oh, forgive me.

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• “You—you see, the worst thing about getting older, is this . . . Pour me another glass, go on. It’s not so much that your body goes its own way, no, it’s the regret.

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Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Paris
• Sarnia
• Vivaldi
• France

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Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Anna Gavalda (Author)

Other Contributors:

1. Pille Kruus (Translator)
2. Heete Sahkai (Editor)
3. Jan Garshnek (Designer)

First Edition edit see section history

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
• Dewey: 843.914

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › United States
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Short Stories › United States
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Literary
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary