Jonathan Noël, a bank guard in Paris, has lived for decades in a tiny rented room and keeps his life carefully ordered. One morning he finds a pigeon outside his door, and that small intrusion throws him into panic. Süskind follows a single day as Jonathan's routines, fears and self-image crack apart, in a short, precise, darkly comic novella.
A good choice for readers who like psychological studies of anxiety and isolation told with a dry sense of humour. It reads in one sitting and shows how fragile a rigid, protected life can be when something unplanned appears.
Inward-looking and thought-provoking; a moderate read.
Best for readers like The Empathetic Explorer. Which reader are you?
- Published
- 2010
- Publisher
- Humanitas
- ISBN
- 9789735026479
- Language
- RO
