A gloriously comic tale of blunder and disguise, set in the vibrant Parisian quarter of Belleville.
A policeman on a mission of mercy is shot dead at point-blank range by a sweet old granny on a frosty morning. The neighbourhood, Paris's bubbling Belleville quarter, is already in uproar because half a dozen other grannies have been found with their shrivelled throats slit. Into this tense situation stumbles Benjamin Malauss ne with an overly complicated life that includes his voluptuous red-haired girlfriend, Julie, and his smelly epileptic dog, Julius. Maniacally inventive - some have called it deranged - Pennac's creations in The Fairy Gunmother have achieved cult status all over Europe.
By:
Daniel Pennac Translated by:
Ian Monk Imprint: Harvill Country of Publication: United Kingdom Edition: New edition Dimensions:
Height: 198mm,
Width: 129mm,
Spine: 16mm
Weight: 181g ISBN:9781860464454 ISBN 10: 1860464459 Pages: 248 Publication Date:01 August 2002 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Reviews for Fairy Gunmother
Granny takes a trip with a loaded pistol in her handbag and mayhem in her heart, and sets off a chain of events both comic and tragic. A cult hit in Europe. (Kirkus UK)