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A Leopard-Skin Hat
A Leopard-Skin Hat | Anne Serre
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A quintessential early novel about an intense friendship, by the winner of the 2020 Prix Goncourt de la nouvelle. A Leopard-Skin Hat may be the French writer Anne Serres most moving novel yet. Hailed in Le Point as a masterpiece of simplicity, emotion and elegance, it is the story of an intense friendship between the Narrator and his close childhood friend, Fanny, who suffers from profound psychological disorders. A series of short scenes paints the portrait of a strong-willed and tormented young woman battling many demons, and of the narrators loving and anguished attachment to her. Anne Serre poignantly depicts the bewildering back and forth between hope and despair involved in such a relationship, while playfully calling into question the very form of the novel. Written in the aftermath of the death of the authors little sister, A Leopard-Skin Hat is both the celebration of a tragically foreshortened life and a valedictory farewell, written in Anne Serres signature style.
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BarbaraBB
A Leopard-Skin Hat | Anne Serre
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Mehso-so

A narrator introduces a Narrator who introduces Fanny, who struggles with mental health and hides a girl with a leopard-skin hat inside her. That‘s what her best friend, the Narrator says. But we‘re warned by the narrator that this is just the Narrator‘s side of the story. So Fanny remains quite mysterious.
It‘s a weird, very French book, I think half of what Anne Serre means with it went over my head 🤷🏻‍♀️

#InternationalBooker25 longlist

TrishB You didn‘t quite sell it to me…. 1mo
KarenUK Me neither! 1mo
BarbaraBB @TrishB @KarenUK 🤣 I wouldn‘t 🤣 1mo
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Graywacke Perfect shirt. While i think I understand everything in your review, I‘m completely bewildered by it. 🙂 @TrishB & @KarenUK 🤣 1mo
TrishB @KarenUK 👋 hi good to see you! 1mo
TrishB @Graywacke exactly! 1mo
Gleefulreader This is the most honest review and I totally love it. I felt the same way about this but came down mostly on the “liked it” side of it. Her books are very odd though. 1mo
sarahbarnes I‘m somehow still intrigued? 😆 I‘m getting it from the library so the stakes are low. Great photo! 1mo
BarbaraBB @sarahbarnes You‘ll like it I guess. It‘s a bit like Eurotrash. 1mo
Suet624 i think my reading brain broke this morning and because of that I'm not sure I'm ready for this one. 😏 1mo
BarbaraBB @Suet624 then don‘t! Find some uplifting stuff, we are in need of it, I totally get it! 1mo
youneverarrived I love the photo 🧡 1mo
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HardcoverHearts
A Leopard-Skin Hat | Anne Serre
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When I saw the Booker International long list earlier, I thought this title sounded familiar. I was so worried that I had sold this in our rushed move last month. Imagine my delight when I found it as I was unboxing yet another box of books today. ☺️

sarahbarnes Yay! I‘m excited to read this one off the list. 2mo
HardcoverHearts @sarahbarnes I‘m only a little embarrassed to admit that it was partially an impulse cover but since I am a big fan of leopard print! 🤭 2mo
sarahbarnes Nothing to be embarrassed about! 🐆 2mo
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Gleefulreader
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Pickpick

I wasn‘t quite sure what to make of this book - the story of a friendship between the Narrator and his lifelong friend Fanny, a woman with mental health struggles. The Narrator - who clearly cares for Fanny - writes about her as though she is a study sometimes. However, the last part of the book really clicked for me and how it looks at what mental health/illness means and a glimpse from the other side.

Cathythoughts Great review, stacked. 3mo
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