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Working at a book pulping factory in a job he hates, Guylain Vignolles has but one pleasure in life. Sitting on the 6.27 train each day, Guylain recites aloud from pages he has saved from the jaws of his monstrous pulping machine. It's this release of words into the world that starts our hero on a journey that will finally bring meaning into his life. For one morning, Guylain discovers the diary of a lonely young woman: Julie. Julie feels as lost in the world as he does. As he reads from these pages to a rapt audience, Guylain finds himself falling hopelessly in love with their enchanting author. This is a tale bursting with larger-than-life characters, each of whom touches Guylain's life for the better. This captivating novel is a warm, funny fable about literature's power to uplift even the most downtrodden of lives.
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The Reader on the 6.27, Jean-Paul Didierlaurent, Ros Schwartz
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- Released
- 2017
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Jean-Paul Didierlaurent, Ros Schwartz
- Publisher
- Pan Books
- Released
- 2017
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 208
- ISBN10
- 1509836853
- ISBN13
- 9781509836857
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Children's Books, Romance, Contemporary Fiction, Love, Friendship, Fairy Tales & Stories, France, Bedtime Stories, French Literature, Gifts for Little Ones, Railways / Trains, About Books, Desire, Paris, Hope, Loneliness, Reading
- First published
- 2014
- Original title
- Le Liseur de 6h27
- Rating
- 3.65 out of 5
- Description
- Working at a book pulping factory in a job he hates, Guylain Vignolles has but one pleasure in life. Sitting on the 6.27 train each day, Guylain recites aloud from pages he has saved from the jaws of his monstrous pulping machine. It's this release of words into the world that starts our hero on a journey that will finally bring meaning into his life. For one morning, Guylain discovers the diary of a lonely young woman: Julie. Julie feels as lost in the world as he does. As he reads from these pages to a rapt audience, Guylain finds himself falling hopelessly in love with their enchanting author. This is a tale bursting with larger-than-life characters, each of whom touches Guylain's life for the better. This captivating novel is a warm, funny fable about literature's power to uplift even the most downtrodden of lives.