The Yellow Eyes of Crocodiles by Katherine Pancol (Book Analysis)

This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of The Yellow Eyes of Crocodiles by Katherine Pancol. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, including family relationships, self-discovery and happiness. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time.

This clear and detailed 54-page reading guide is structured as follows:

• Biography of Katherine Pancol
• Presentation of The Yellow Eyes of Crocodiles
• Summary of The Yellow Eyes of Crocodiles
• Character study
  • Joséphine Cortès
  • Hortense Cortès
  • Antoine Cortès
  • Henriette Grobz
  • Iris Dupin
  • Philippe Dupin
  • Marcel Grobz
  • Shirley
  • Luca
• Analysis of The Yellow Eyes of Crocodiles
  • A character-driven novel
  • A portrait of contemporary France
  • A mosaic-like novel about the search for happiness
  • The 12^th century
  • The writing process
  • Family relationships

About The Yellow Eyes of Crocodiles

The Yellow Eyes of Crocodiles was first published in French in 2006, with an English translation appearing in 2013. It tells the story of Joséphine, whose husband has just left her, and her sister Iris, with whom she has always had a fraught relationship. When Iris realizes that her attempts to impress an editor at a dinner party have landed her in an awkward situation, the sisters make an unusual pact, with Joséphine agreeing to write a book for which she will get the money and Iris will get the credit.

With a memorable cast of characters and a lively, fast-moving plot, the novel was an immediate critical and commercial success in France, and has since been translated into numerous other languages. A film adaptation appeared in 2014.

About Katherine Pancol

Katherine Pancol is a Moroccan-born French novelist. She began her career as a French and Latin teacher and a journalist, before writing novels on the advice of a publisher. Her background in journalism has greatly influenced her novels, which are typically meticulously researched and draw on numerous primary and secondary sources. She has written 14 novels to date, two of which have been translated into English (The Yellow Eyes of Crocodiles, 2006 and its sequel The Slow Waltz of Turtles, 2008).