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In the novel, a man's life is changed when, instead of looking for his friend lost in a blizzard, he sits on a bench in a barn next to his house and smokes cigarettes; later, he has an affair with his friend's widow, all the while wondering what his wife is thinking about him.
A new translation of George Simenon's taut, devastating psychological novel set in American suburbia. The inspiration for the new play by award-winning playwright David Hare.
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- Georges Simenon
The Man on the Bench in the Barn is a novel by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon. The original French version La Main appeared in 1968. The novel is among his romans durs, a term roughly translated as hard, or harrowing, novels; it was used by Simenon for what he regarded as his serious literary works.
Nov 7, 2022 · The Man On The Bench In The Barn. by. Georges Simenon. Publication date. 1968. Publisher. Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc. Collection. internetarchivebooks; inlibrary; printdisabled.
The man on the bench in the barn by Simenon, Georges, 1903-Publication date 1969 Publisher New York, Harcourt, Brace & World Collection inlibrary; printdisabled; ...
Jan 1, 1970 · When the car carrying two couples coming home from a dinner party gets stuck in a blizzard, they struggle on foot to the nearby home of one. One man disappears in the swirling snow. The other gets the women safely inside, and heroically goes back out to look for his friend. But things are not quite as simple as they seem...
- Georges Simenon
Mar 1, 1970 · The Man on the Bench in the Barn: Simenon, Georges, Budberg, Moura: 9780151569281: Books - Amazon.ca
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- Georges Simenon, Moura Budberg
