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Other Lives But Mine by Emmanuel Carrère (Book Analysis)

Other Lives But Mine by Emmanuel Carrère (Book Analysis)

Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide

978280629720428EBookPlurilingua PublishingThis practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of Other Lives But Mine by Emmanuel Carrère. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, including grief, loss and illness. 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 28-page reading guide is structured as follows: Biography of Emmanuel Carrère Presentation of Other Lives But Mine Summary of Other Lives But Mine Character study The narrator Hélène Jérôme, Delphine, Juliette and Philippe Juliette Patrice Étienne Analysis of Other Lives But Mine Half biography, half autobiography Justice and illness A nonfiction novel About Other Lives But Mine Other Lives But Mine was first published in French in 2009 and translated into English in 2011. The novel fuses biography and autobiography, as it tells the story of several people whose lives crossed paths with that of Carrère, including a young couple whose 4-year-old daughter was killed in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and a woman stricken by cancer who has had to resign herself to dying and leaving her husband and their three little girls alone. These stories are interwoven with Carrère’s own experiences, and the reader sees how much these other people’s stories have changed his outlook on life. About Emmanuel Carrère Emmanuel Carrère is a French writer, screenwriter and director. He began his career as a film critic before moving on to fiction with his first novel, The Jaguar’s Friend, in 1983. His other works include The Adversary, which focuses on the story of the real-life murderer Jean-Claude Romand, A Russian Novel and Other Lives but Mine. A number of Carrère’s books have been adapted for the cinema, and in 2005 he directed the film adaptation of his novel The Mustache.This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of Other Lives But Mine by Emmanuel Carrère. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, including grief, loss and illness. 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 28-page reading guide is structured as follows: Biography of Emmanuel Carrère Presentation of Other Lives But Mine Summary of Other Lives But Mine Character study The narrator Hélène Jérôme, Delphine, Juliette and Philippe Juliette Patrice Étienne Analysis of Other Lives But Mine Half biography, half autobiography Justice and illness A nonfiction novel About Other Lives But Mine Other Lives But Mine was first published in French in 2009 and translated into English in 2011. The novel fuses biography and autobiography, as it tells the story of several people whose lives crossed paths with that of Carrère, including a young couple whose 4-year-old daughter was killed in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and a woman stricken by cancer who has had to resign herself to dying and leaving her husband and their three little girls alone. These stories are interwoven with Carrère’s own experiences, and the reader sees how much these other people’s stories have changed his outlook on life. About Emmanuel Carrère Emmanuel Carrère is a French writer, screenwriter and director. He began his career as a film critic before moving on to fiction with his first novel, The Jaguar’s Friend, in 1983. His other works include The Adversary, which focuses on the story of the real-life murderer Jean-Claude Romand, A Russian Novel and Other Lives but Mine. A number of Carrère’s books have been adapted for the cinema, and in 2005 he directed the film adaptation of his novel The Mustache.application/pdf1
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This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of Other Lives But Mine by Emmanuel Carrère. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, including grief, loss and illness. 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 28-page reading guide is structured as...
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This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of Other Lives But Mine by Emmanuel Carrère. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, including grief, loss and illness. 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 28-page reading guide is structured as follows:

  • Biography of Emmanuel Carrère
  • Presentation of Other Lives But Mine
  • Summary of Other Lives But Mine
  • Character study
    • The narrator
    • Hélène
    • Jérôme, Delphine, Juliette and Philippe
    • Juliette
    • Patrice
    • Étienne
  • Analysis of Other Lives But Mine
    • Half biography, half autobiography
    • Justice and illness
    • A nonfiction novel

About Other Lives But Mine

Other Lives But Mine was first published in French in 2009 and translated into English in 2011. The novel fuses biography and autobiography, as it tells the story of several people whose lives crossed paths with that of Carrère, including a young couple whose 4-year-old daughter was killed in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and a woman stricken by cancer who has had to resign herself to dying and leaving her husband and their three little girls alone. These stories are interwoven with Carrère’s own experiences, and the reader sees how much these other people’s stories have changed his outlook on life.

About Emmanuel Carrère

Emmanuel Carrère is a French writer, screenwriter and director. He began his career as a film critic before moving on to fiction with his first novel, The Jaguar’s Friend, in 1983. His other works include The Adversary, which focuses on the story of the real-life murderer Jean-Claude Romand, A Russian Novel and Other Lives but Mine. A number of Carrère’s books have been adapted for the cinema, and in 2005 he directed the film adaptation of his novel The Mustache.

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