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Le dernier gardien d'Ellis Island roman

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New York, November 3, 1954. In a few days, the Ellis Island immigration center will close. John Mitchell, its director, left alone in this deserted place, looks back on his life by writing in a journal about the memories that haunt him: Liz, his beloved wife, and Nella, the Sardinian immigrant with a very strange past. A moment of truth in which he confronts his failings and feels guilty in the wake of tragic events. Even though he knows that man is not the master of his own destiny, he tries to grasp its meaning until it makes his head spin. Resonating throughout this narrative is a story of exile, transgression, passionate love, and the complexity of a man facing his most terrible choices.

New York, 3 novembre 1954. Dans quelques jours, le centre d'immigration d'Ellis Island va fermer. John Mitchell, son directeur, resté seul dans ce lieu déserté, remonte le cours de sa vie en écrivant dans un journal les souvenirs qui le hantent : Liz, l'épouse aimée, et Nella, l'immigrante sarde porteuse d'un très étrange passé. Un moment de vérité où il fait l'expérience de ses défaillances et se sent coupable à la suite d'événements tragiques. Même s'il sait que l'homme n'est pas maître de son destin, il tente d'en saisir le sens jusqu'au vertige. À travers ce récit résonne une histoire d'exil, de transgression, de passion amoureuse, et de complexité d'un homme face à ses choix les plus terribles.

  • Item weight ‏ : ‎ 110 g
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 11.1 x 1 x 17.7 cm
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New York, November 3, 1954. In a few days, the Ellis Island immigration center will close. John Mitchell, its director, left alone in this deserted place, looks back on his life by writing in a journal about the memories that haunt him: Liz, his beloved wife, and Nella, the Sardinian immigrant with a very strange past. A moment of truth in which he confronts his failings and feels guilty in the wake of tragic events. Even though he knows that man is not the master of his own destiny, he tries to grasp its meaning until it makes his head spin. Resonating throughout this narrative is a story of exile, transgression, passionate love, and the complexity of a man facing his most terrible choices.

New York, 3 novembre 1954. Dans quelques jours, le centre d'immigration d'Ellis Island va fermer. John Mitchell, son directeur, resté seul dans ce lieu déserté, remonte le cours de sa vie en écrivant dans un journal les souvenirs qui le hantent : Liz, l'épouse aimée, et Nella, l'immigrante sarde porteuse d'un très étrange passé. Un moment de vérité où il fait l'expérience de ses défaillances et se sent coupable à la suite d'événements tragiques. Même s'il sait que l'homme n'est pas maître de son destin, il tente d'en saisir le sens jusqu'au vertige. À travers ce récit résonne une histoire d'exil, de transgression, de passion amoureuse, et de complexité d'un homme face à ses choix les plus terribles.

  • Item weight ‏ : ‎ 110 g
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 11.1 x 1 x 17.7 cm
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Le dernier gardien d'Ellis Island roman

Le dernier gardien d'Ellis Island roman

Regular price $17.00
Sale price $17.00 Regular price

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