Brodeck's Report

Brodeck's Report
Author Philippe Claudel
Original title Le Rapport de Brodeck
Translator John Cullen
Country France
Language French
Publisher Stock
Publication date
2007
Published in English
2010
Pages 416
ISBN 9782234057739

Brodeck's Report (French: Le Rapport de Brodeck) is a 2007 novel by the French writer Philippe Claudel. The narrative investigates the murder of a mysterious man in an indefinite country just after the war. The book won the Prix Goncourt des Lycéens and the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize.[1] The location and the time are never explicit in the novel. However the parallel with World War II is obvious.

Reception

Helen Brown of The Daily Telegraph called the novel "deeply wise and classically beautiful". Brown wrote: "Brodeck's Report won the Prix Goncourt des Lycéens in the original French and John Cullen's English translation is as clear as a mountain stream. It is a modern masterpiece."[2]

See also

References

  1. Flood, Alison (2010-05-14). "Independent foreign fiction prize goes to Philippe Claudel". The Guardian. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
  2. Brown, Helen (2009-04-23). "Brodeck's Report by Philippe Claudel: review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2012-04-18.


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