Used book – The Sneijder Case, Jean-Paul Dubois

"I should have died on Tuesday, January 4, 2011. And yet here I am, at home, in this house that feels increasingly foreign to me, sitting alone in front of the window, replaying an endless number of details, reflecting on all those little things meticulously assembled by chance that, on that day, contributed to my survival."

A victim of a terrible – and extremely rare – elevator accident in a Montreal tower, Paul Sneijder discovers, upon emerging from a coma, that he is also the sole survivor. This marks the beginning of a strange spiritual retreat that will lead him to question his entire existence. His wife, his twin sons, his job—everything gradually becomes indifferent to him. Until the day, while job hunting, he comes across a classified ad that might just save his life.

This novel, full of melancholy, is also a brilliant comedy. The author of Une vie française once again brightly asserts his taste for black humor.

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