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Title	:	Delicacy
Author	:	David Foenkinos
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	movie tie-in edition
Pages	:	Pages: 250 pages
Published	:	February 14th 2012 by Harper Perennial (first published 2009)
Categories	:	Romance. Cultural. France. Fiction. Contemporary. Novels. European Literature. French Literature. Roman

Delicacy

David Foenkinos

Paperback | Pages: 250 pages

Rating: 3.69 | 9134 Users | 1099 Reviews

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He had managed to navigate his way to the French language section of the bookshop; now he had no idea what to do. Some of the titles were at least recognizable. Madame Bovary... but surely she would have read it? And the same went for Du côté de chez Swann. Maybe this was not such a good idea after all.

"Can I help you?"

The assistant - a lapel badge said her name was Sophie - looked like she was in her late twenties. Short dark hair, earnest expression, French accent. He cleared his throat.

"I'm looking for a book. A present for - for a friend."

It occurred to him that he had no idea what the nature of their relationship was. Sophie ignored his confusion.

"You must tell me a little more."

What kind of books did she like? She always seemed to be reading something, and usually it was in French. He was sure of that much. The covers were tasteful. No swooning women or bare-chested men. So why did he imagine she read romances?

"I don't really know. Not literature, and not a romance. Well, maybe a bit of both. Does that make sense? And a short book, something that would fit in a handbag. She always carries them in her handbag."

At least he had come up with one concrete fact. He could see the handbag quite clearly in his mind's eye: he had a good sense for spatial relations, and it was obvious at a glance that most of the books were too big.

"Maybe this? L'Ecume des jours, of Boris Vian?"

It would certainly fit, but didn't it look familiar?

"No, I'm almost sure she was reading that last month."

"But we are getting closer! She likes a mélange of tragedy and comedy, an inventive style. You agree? Now just one more thing about her, and I am sure we will find it!"

He tried to concentrate. Really, he hardly knew her at all.

"I believe her father is Swedish."

"Ah, but then I have it precisely. Here!"

She darted to a nearby shelf and returned with a slim volume.

"David Foenkinos, La délicatesse. A bit of sadness, a bit of love, a bit of play with the words. And the héros is from Sweden. If she does not like it, I return your money."

She was so delighted with her find that he was too; for the first time that afternoon, he felt happy and confident. He had paid for the book and was halfway to Leicester Square station before he realized that what he really wanted to do was continue talking to Sophie. But when he returned to the shop, they had already closed.

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Original Title:	La Délicatesse
ISBN:	0062004360 (ISBN13: 9780062004369)
Edition Language:	English
Setting:	Paris(France)
Literary Awards:	Prix Conversation (2010)

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Ratings: 3.69 From 9134 Users | 1099 Reviews

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that's what I call an ''elegant'' book really enjoyed reading it.

This book has added a color of delicacy to my summer!

How to review this book? I wouldn't say it's badly written or has a bad storyline. I liked the grief portion and the relatively slow build of the romance. I liked both Markus and Nathalie.I had two main problems with this book though. The first is the predictability. I saw everything coming and was thus very bored throughout. I wrestled my way through for French class, but I definitely would've DNF'd it if I could. Well actually, I would have never picked it up. My second problem was Charles. He

This was an unexpected pleasure. I came across it on the Amazon kindle daily deal and decided to give it a try. There is something quite abstract and mythical about this novel that pulls it out of the 'chic lit' category and makes for a much more interesting read. The main character is almost as much of a mystery to the reader as she is to the three men who become enchanted with her. And yet as a reader you share their enchantment and want to know more about her. Markus is also a character whom

I like the book in general because I found the writing so beautiful and fascinating but the story didn't interest me much it wasn't original and the love triangle is always a bad idea for me.

I started this book in much the same way as the main character - hopeful. It seemed so full of promise. Unfortunately, I very quickly found myself becoming irritated by the writing style, which reads like a cross between a movie script and a Twitter feed. Is it really necessary for a 250 page book to have 115 chapters? - Especially when some of them are made up of only three or four words. I should have been forewarned by the footnote on the first page, where after saying "But she never ever

The book is well written, David Foenkinos has the power to combine dream and reality in an clearly offbeat style. A beautiful love story with endearing characters.