Life of a ghost

Author: (French) Salerneuf
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Publish Date: 2003-04-01
Features: This is an extramarital love story set in the provinces of France. The female protagonist, R?le, works in a library. She is gentle, demure, and introverted. She falls in love with the married man Pierre, with genuine and passionate affection. The middle school teacher Pierre is troubled by the monotonous and dull life after marriage. He believes he has found "real life" in R?le, but he cannot sever ties with his wife and children. His love with R?le can only be a "ghostly life." The author employs a straightforward writing style, meticulously analyzing the characters' inner feelings. The delicate descriptions and fresh prose make it feel that this novel, written in the 1980s, far surpasses many contemporary novels or TV dramas on the same theme.