The stranger next door : a novel (originally published as Les catilinaires) /
A retired French couple move into an idyllic house, only to have the idyll ruined by long, daily visits from a boring doctor who is their neighbor. Eventually they throw him out and the man attempts suicide to make them feel guilty. A comedy of manners.
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English French |
Published: | New York : Henry Holt, 1998. |
Edition: | First American edition. |
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Summary: | A retired French couple move into an idyllic house, only to have the idyll ruined by long, daily visits from a boring doctor who is their neighbor. Eventually they throw him out and the man attempts suicide to make them feel guilty. A comedy of manners. |
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Physical Description: | 152 pages ; 20 cm. |
ISBN: | 0805048413 (acid-free paper) 9780805048414 (acid-free paper) |
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