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Postman Bilodo Series

This series delves into the solitary life of a man who disrupts his routine in an unusual way: by reading others' mail. Through the letters he intercepts, including elegant haiku exchanges, he becomes entangled in a poignant love story. When tragedy strikes, he faces a profound choice that leads him into a world of deception and deep emotion. It's a beautifully crafted narrative exploring themes of love, loss, and the search for connection.

The Postman's Fiancee
The Peculiar Life of a Lonely Postman

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  1. 1

    The Peculiar Life of a Lonely Postman

    • 119 pages
    • 5 hours of reading
    3.7(3785)Add rating

    This short novel conjures up the solitary daily life of Bilodo, a postman who shares his Montreal apartment with his goldfish, Bill. As a result of his indiscretion (the steaming open of personal correspondence), Bilodo becomes involved in an exchange of haiku between the woman of his dreams, a Guadeloupean beauty, and Gaston Grandpre, an eccentric intellectual whose mail Bilodo delivers. Around these events, Denis theriault weaves a passionate tragicomic love story full of twists and turns, but also rich in dazzling descriptions of lush, tropical landscapes and subtle evocations of the sober, precise art of the haiku. All this takes place against the prosaic background of a life deeply rooted in an unvarying routine.

    The Peculiar Life of a Lonely Postman
  2. 2

    The Postman's Fiancee

    • 128 pages
    • 5 hours of reading
    3.8(478)Add rating

    Tania moves from Bavaria to Montreal to fine-tune her French and fall in love. Here, she meets Bilodo, a shy postman who writes haiku and who is passionate about calligraphy. The two hit it off but then one stormy day their lives take a dramatic turn, and as their destinies become increasingly entwined the two are led into a world where nothing is as it seems.

    The Postman's Fiancee