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The Girl from the Chartreuse. The Girl from the Chartreuse (original title: La Petite Chartreuse) is a French novel written by Pierre Péju and published for the first time in France in 2002. It has been translated in several other languages including English and it has been adapted in an eponymous film by Jean-Pierre Denis .
Jan 1, 2002 · Pierre Peju is the author of ''The Girl from the Chartreuse'', published as ''La Petite Chartreuse'' in Peju’s native France, and this was also the title of the movie of the book, which was released in 2005. This novel received great acclaim in France, and won the Prix du Livre Inter for 2003. He is also the author of ''Clara’s Tale'' (2007).
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Sep 28, 2007 · The Girl from the Chartreuse. Paperback – September 28, 2007. One wet afternoon while driving a vanload of books to his shop, Étienne Vollard knocks down a little girl, Éva. Haunted by guilt, Vollard visits Éva in hospital and reads stories to her while she lies in a coma. He also meets Éva's mother, Thérèse, a struggling single parent ...
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The Girl from the Chartreuse met with an exceptional critical and commercial success in France. The owner of the bookshop THE VERB TO BE, is a red-haired giant imprisoned in an enormous body and his solitude. One wet afternoon, driving a vanload of new and second-hand books, ÉtienneVollard knocks down and seriously injures a little girl, Éva.
The Girl from the Chartreuse. The owner of the bookshop THE VERB TO BE, is a red-haired giant imprisoned in an enormous body and his solitude. One wet afternoon, driving a vanload of new and second-hand books, -tienneVollard knocks down and seriously injures a little girl, -va. In the hospital, he meets -va's mother, Th-r-se, a struggling ...
May 4, 2006 · The Girl from the Chartreuse. Paperback – 4 May 2006. The owner of the bookshop THE VERB TO BE, is a red-haired giant imprisoned in an enormous body and his solitude. One wet afternoon, driving a vanload of new and second-hand books, ÉtienneVollard knocks down and seriously injures a little girl, Éva. In the hospital, he meets Éva's mother ...
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Summary: When Étienne Vollard knocks down and seriously injures a young girl, both he and the girl's mother, Thérèse, feel enormous guilt over the incident. Because of this, Étienne takes it upon himself to look after the stricken child - but, when her condition worsens, they both face difficult decisions
