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Title: The granddaughter of Mr. Linh
Author: Philippe Claude
Publisher: Salamander, 2006
ISBN: 9788498380033

This book is a fable about exile and loneliness, or whatever it is, the struggle to preserveidentity. Mr. Linh fleeing a war that has killed his family and destroyed their village. The war has stolen everything but her granddaughter. Installed on a floor host, Mr. Linh is concerned only with his granddaughter, his only reason for existence until he meets Mr.Bark, a stocky, affable whose wife has recently died. A spontaneous affection develops between these two loners who speak different languages, but that can be understood insilence. His courage and determination to overcome the problems will lead to an unexpected ending, deeply moving.