In a small Breton town is a library of rejected manuscripts. An editor on holiday in town to visit her parents persuades her firm that one of the manuscripts would be worth publishing and it becomes a literary sensation. But some are sceptical that it could have been written by the deceased owner of a pizzeria who kept it a secret from his family and is not otherwise known to have written a word.

A gentle book about the French literary world (which I admit I know very little about - many of the names dropped were just names to me) and the effects of fame on the celebrity's nearest and dearest. Lovely. ( )

Boh... outra vez que voltei picar con este autor,( nunca máis!). A historia ben, pero cárgase todo ás presas nas catro ou cinco páxinas finais, que *** merda! ( )

Boh... outra vez que voltei picar con este autor,( nunca máis!). A historia ben, pero cárgase todo ás presas nas catro ou cinco páxinas finais, que *** merda! ( )

"-Es un genio en la sombra, eso es lo que hay que decir - añadió-. En esta época en la que todo el mundo quiere, cueste lo que cueste, reconocimiento a troche y moche, he aquí un hombre que seguramente se pasó meses puliendo una obra destinada al polvo."

Primer libro de Foenkinos que leo y fue una muy grata sorpresa. Su forma de relato se me hizo similar a "Amélie", con un ritmo capaz de llevarte por diferentes personajes e historias sin perder el hilo narrativo. Entretenido, dinámico, te lleva sin perderte por la historia, te va atrapando y hace que la lectura sea veloz.

Un descubrimiento positivo en la lectura de este año. ( )

The Mystery of Henri Pick by David Foenkinos (translated by Sam Taylor) is a book about authors, publishers, and book lovers. It is a book for bibliophiles with lots of literary references, many to French literature with which I am not familiar but nevertheless. The "farcical" part of the book description is very much embodied in the book. The "moving" part is much less present for me. M favorite part is the little known history I learned about the Brautigan Library.

Read my complete review at http://www.memoriesfrombooks.com/2020/11/the-mystery-of-henri-pick.html

Reviewed for NetGalley. ( )