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Translator Karen L. Marker Pages 208 Genre Short story | 3.6/5 Goodreads Language French Originally published 1999 Page count 208 ISBN 9781101215647 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Original title Je voudrais que quelqu'un m'attende quelque part Awards Grand prix RTL-Lire (2000) Similar Anna Gavalda books, Short Stories | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere (French: Je voudrais que quelqu'un m'attende quelque part) is a collection of twelve short stories written by Anna Gavalda.
It was written in French and published in 1999. It is the first book published by Anna Gavalda and it was awarded the Prix Contrepoint in 2001.
Reception
I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere was first published in 1999 under the title Je voudrais que quelqu'un m'attende quelque part that met with both critical acclaim and commercial success, selling more than three-quarters of a million copies in her native France and winning the 2000 Grand prix RTL-Lire.
"Her books have both wit and a whimsical charm" (The Sunday Telegraph).
References
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