Partout les autres

by David Thomas

De quoi parle Partout les autres ?
D’amours inaccomplies.
De folie destructrice.
De lieux chéris.
De violences qui laissent de marbre.
De cleptomanie, d’un rat philosophe et de noyaux de cerises.
Ici, l’humanité accepte sa complexité et son imperfection.
Elle se montre comme on se regarde dans la glace, comme on s’écoute
dans le noir. Sans manières ni faux-semblants.


David Thomas est l’auteur de plusieurs romans et recueils d’instantanés,parmi lesquels La Patience des buffles sous la pluie, Un silence de clairière, Le poids du monde est amour. Son dernier recueil, Seul entouré de chiens qui mordent (L’Olivier, 2021), a reçu le prix de la Nouvelle de l’Académie française.

192 pages, Paperback

Published January 12, 2024

About the author

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Ancien journaliste, David Thomas se consacre aujourd'hui à l'écriture. Il est l’auteur de plusieurs pièces de théâtre et d’un recueil de nouvelles, La Patience des buffles sous la pluie qui a reçu le prix de la Découverte 2009 de la Fondation Prince Pierre de Monaco. Il vient également de publier Un silence de clairière aux éditions Albin Michel.

Reviews

[Moka Aumilieudeslivres · Rating 3 out of 5]

"C'est devenu une mécanique plus forte que nous, c'est devenu notre histoire. Nous n'arrivons pas à vivre ensemble, pas plus que nous n'arrivons à nous séparer."

[John Oswald · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sartre famously said 'hell is other people'. I've been wondering if David Thomas is trying to find little examples of what that really means in everyday life. This collection of micro stories was this year's Prix Goncourt winner for the short story (and a great find on a recent short break in Normandy), but there's a difference between a micro story and a short story - these are incredibly punchy, pack so much meaning and feeling into sometimes just a page or two and puncture all sorts of absurdities. I haven't really seen much of this particular genre since Stuart Elliot first brought them to prominence in the early 2000s with his rather magnificent (and ahead of its time) ‘Microstories’ - it's great to see this become a bona fide and award-winning literary style because it really does get to the heart of the human condition in all its forms in such an accessible way but one which leaves you thinking for days afterwards. David Thomas meanwhile has given us a really rich collection of sometimes funny, sometimes deadbeat, sometimes sinister, always mordant stories here. The constant theme is finding your own way through the will of other people, when you boil it down a bit. Hoping this little lot gets translated for a wider market. Surely this much tension raised by our overcrowded cities and lives is going to resonate far and wide...

[Claudine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Toujours un vrai plaisir de lire les écrits de David Thomas.

[Lucille Fradin · Rating 2 out of 5]

Recueil de petits bouts de vie, une plume distante qui rend la lecture peu agréable.

[Alban · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quelques bonnes chutes : )