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This engaging summary presents an analysis of Hunting and Gathering by Anna Gavalda, which centres on the lives of four very different individuals who nonetheless have a profound impact on each other’s lives: a penniless artist struggling with anorexia; an aristocrat with acute social anxiety; a chef who has buried his vulnerable side under layers of anger; and a grandmother faced with the prospect of living out the rest of her days alone in a nursing home. Anna Gavalda is a bestselling French author who won the Grand prix RTL-Lire in 2000 for her short story collection I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere.
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This engaging summary presents an analysis of Hunting and Gathering by Anna Gavalda, which centres on the lives of four very different individuals who nonetheless have a profound impact on each other’s lives: a penniless artist struggling with anorexia; an aristocrat with acute social anxiety; a chef who has buried his vulnerable side under layers of anger; and a grandmother faced with the prospect of living out the rest of her days alone in a nursing home. Anna Gavalda is a bestselling French author who won the Grand prix RTL-Lire in 2000 for her short story collection I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere.
Find out everything you need to know about Hunting and Gathering in a fraction of the time!
This in-depth and informative reading guide brings you:
• A complete plot summary
• Character studies
• Key themes and symbols
• Questions for further reflection
Why choose BrightSummaries.com?
Available in print and digital format, our publications are designed to accompany you on your reading journey. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time.
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French writer
Born in Boulogne-Billancourt (France) in 1970.
Notable works:
I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere (1999), short story collection
95 Pounds of Hope (2002), novel
Someone I Loved (2003), novel
Anna Gavalda is a French writer who was born in a Parisian suburb in 1970. After completing a Master’s degree in modern literature, she worked as a florist, a French teacher and a veterinary assistant before turning her hand to writing.
In 1999, she was awarded the RTL-Lire prize for her short story collection I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere, which was originally published in French as Je voudrais que quelqu’un m’attende quelque part. Her first full-length novel, Someone I Loved, was published in French under the name Je l’aimais in 2003, and was adapted into a film directed by Zabou Breitman and starring Daniel Auteuil in 2009. Hunting and Gathering was published in French as Ensemble, c’est tout in 2004, and met with tremendous success. It was adapted into a film directed by Claude Berri in 2007.
A faithful portrait of contemporary life
Genre: novel
Reference edition: Gavalda, A. (2007) Hunting and Gathering. Trans. Anderson, A. Croydon: Vintage.
1st edition: 2004
Themes: chance encounters, cohabitation, old age, loneliness, work, love
Hunting and Gathering is set in an upper-class Parisian neighbourhood in the
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