Hunting and Gathering by Anna Gavalda (Book Analysis)

This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of Hunting and Gathering by Anna Gavalda. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, including family, old age and loneliness. 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 56-page reading guide is structured as follows:

• Biography of Anna Gavalda
• Presentation of Hunting and Gathering
• Summary of Hunting and Gathering
• Character study
  • Camille
  • Philibert
  • Franck
  • Paulette
• Analysis of Hunting and Gathering
  • The importance of dialogue
  • Contemporary concerns
  • A coming-of-age novel
  • Family
  • Coping mechanisms
  • Women in the novel
  • From page to screen

About Hunting and Gathering

Hunting and Gathering was first published in French in 2004, and was translated into English in 2006. It is Anna Gavalda’s third novel, and tells the story of four individuals from totally different walks of life who end up sharing a flat in the heart of Paris. Each of them benefits from this unexpected companionship in different ways, but all of their lives are enriched by their relationships with the other members of this found family. The novel was also adapted into a film starring Audrey Tautou and Guillaume Canet in 2007.

About Anna Gavalda

Anna Gavalda is a French writer who was born in 1970. Her first published work of fiction was a short story collection, I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere, which was originally published in French in 1999 while she was working as a high school teacher and won the prestigious Grand Prix RTL-Lire in 2000. This was followed by a number of successful novels, some of which have also been adapted for the cinema.