David Foenkinos Book order (chronological)
David Foenkinos is a French author whose works explore the complexities of human relationships with sensitivity and elegance. His writing is characterized by a keen insight into emotions and an ability to capture the subtle nuances of interpersonal interaction. Through his distinctive style, he brings readers deeply resonant stories that often delve into themes of love, loss, and the search for meaning. Foenkinos's approach is both intimate and universal, making his books an unforgettable reading experience.







'An exquisitely bittersweet comedy of life's missed opportunities' Jonathan Coe, author of Bournville A magical imagining of the fate of a fictional boy whose life is shaped forever when he loses out on the role of Harry Potter. It's 1999. Martin Hill is ten years old, crazy about Arsenal and has a minor crush on a girl named Betty. Then he makes it to the final two in the casting for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. In the end, the other boy is picked for the role of a lifetime. A devastated Martin tries to move on with his life. But how can he escape his failure, especially when it's the most famous film series in the world? Foenkinos's smash-hit Second Best is a playful, poignant story about fate, loss and how the lives we wish we'd led might not be all they're cracked up to be . . .
Que trouve-t-on dans la bibliothèque des écrivains ? Qu'ont-ils lu d'essentiel et d'inoubliable ? Quel est le livre qui les a le plus marqués, bouleversés ? Le livre qui les a changés, qui a changé leur regard sur le monde, ou sur la vie ? Le livre avec lequel ils entretiennent une relation particulière, qu'ils ont le plus relu ou offert ? Le livre qui les a peut-être même incités à écrire en leur ouvrant la voie ?34 écrivains nous font découvrir les trésors de leur bibliothèque.Les Éditions Flammarion soutiennent activement Bibliothèques Sans Frontières, association à laquelle est reversée la totalité des droits d'auteur issus de la vente de ce volume.
The Martins
- 256 pages
- 9 hours of reading
A Parisian writer lacking inspiration finds the heroine of his next novel outside his apartment. Telling the story of octogenarian Madeleine and her family, he finds himself drawn deeper and deeper into their lives - with unexpected consequences.
»David Foenkinos versteht es wie kein anderer, das Seelenporträt einer zurückgewiesenen Frau in einen psychologischen Thriller zu verwandeln. Atemberaubend.« Version Femina Die Hochzeit ist schon geplant, da bricht über Nacht für die sensible Lehrerin Mathilde die Welt zusammen. Ihr Freund Etienne hat beschlossen, sie zu verlassen. Waren alle Versprechen Lügen, war die gemeinsame Zeit nur Illusion? Mathilde ist zutiefst verletzt. Erst als ihre Schwester Agathe sie bei sich in ihrer Wohnung aufnimmt, findet Mathilde langsam wieder zu sich selbst: Da ist Lili, ihre süße Nichte, mit der sie spielt, und da ist Frédéric, Agathes liebevoller, verlässlicher Ehemann, mit dem sie angeregt diskutiert. Doch zugleich beginnt Neid an ihr zu nagen, stetig und gnadenlos. Hat es Agathe wirklich verdient, all das zu haben, was sich Mathilde immer gewünscht hat? Mathilde sieht die Welt plötzlich wie in einem Zerrspiegel – mit fatalen Folgen .... Das faszinierend-verstörende Psychogramm einer zurückgewiesenen Frau.
Vers la beauté
- 224 pages
- 8 hours of reading
Professeur aux Beaux-Arts de Lyon, Antoine Duris décide de tout quitter pour devenir gardien de salle au musée d'Orsay. Mathilde Mattel, la DRH, est frappée par la personnalité de cet homme taciturne et mystérieux qui fuit tout contact social. Parfois, elle le surprend, dans la salle des Modigliani, à parler à mi-voix au portrait de Jeanne Hébuterne, la fiancée du peintre au destin tragique.
Lennon
- 160 pages
- 6 hours of reading
John Lennon come non l'avete mai visto. E mai sentito. Dalla privacy del Dakota Building, l'immenso John Lennon si confida con il suo strizzacervelli. Perché la sua vita è a una svolta. Bisogna fare il punto. Dalla prima infanzia fino alla sera della sua morte, l'ex leader dei Beatles ci mette In mano la chiave di lettura del suo universo. Senza falsa modestia. Senza il bisogno di piacere. Con un umorismo a tratti nero e un'onestà peculiare.
The Mystery of Henri Pick
- 288 pages
- 11 hours of reading
The delightful first title in a new collaboration with Channel 4's Walter Presents: a fast-paced comic mystery enriched by a deep love of books In the small town of Crozon in Brittany, a library houses manuscripts that were rejected for publication: the faded dreams of aspiring writers. Visiting while on holiday, young editor Delphine Despero is thrilled to discover a novel so powerful that she feels compelled to bring it back to Paris to publish it. The book is a sensation, prompting fevered interest in the identity of its author - apparently one Henri Pick, a now-deceased pizza chef from Crozon. Sceptics cry that the whole thing is a hoax: how could this man have written such a masterpiece? An obstinate journalist, Jean-Michel Rouche, heads to Brittany to investigate. By turns farcical and moving, The Mystery of Henri Pick is a fast-paced comic mystery enriched by a deep love of books - and of the authors who write them. Curley #108
The international bestseller: the tragic and triumphant life and death of one of the twentieth century's most extraordinary artists. 'Sad, beautiful, indignant, wrenching, important' Sarah Perry, author of THE ESSEX SERPENT
Je vais mieux
- 371 pages
- 13 hours of reading
Unerklärliche Rückenschmerzen machen dem Erzähler das Leben zur Hölle. Sein bisher ungetrübtes Ehe- und Familienleben gerät ins Wanken, seine Kollegen versuchen ihn zu mobben. Die rätselhaften Schmerzen werden zum Symptom des Nichtausgesprochenen und dem Scheitern seines bisherigen Lebens, das scheinbar banal und leidenschaftslos verlief. Damit Schluss zu machen, wird zu einem Weg der Erlösung.




