The Man in a Hurry

The Man in a Hurry (French: L'Homme pressé) is a 1941 novel by the French writer Paul Morand. It tells the story of a busy Paris antiques dealer who does not seem to be able to relax and settle down, not even when he finally falls in love, gets married and has a child. According to Morand, the main character is largely autobiographical.[1] An English translation by Euan Cameron was published by Pushkin Press in 2015.[2]

The Man in a Hurry
1st English edition
AuthorPaul Morand
Original titleL'Homme pressé
TranslatorEuan Cameron
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
PublisherÉditions Gallimard
Publication date
3 September 1941
Published in English
12 February 2015
Pages332

Reception

Bill Spence of The Press wrote in 2015: "This novel is a joy to read and has been superbly translated for the first time in English. Euan Cameron brings out the true flavour of French literature. It is an unusual, witty book that is so apt for our way of life in a technological age."[3] Kirkus Reviews wrote the same year: "The translation's prose is refined and worldly, the atmosphere European, the overall effect that of a jeu d'esprit. Where the book rises above that is in the depiction of the minimatriarchy Pierre marries into. The four women's curious behavior recalls moments in Mervyn Peake's Gormenghast novels and Eugenides' Virgin Suicides."[4]

Film adaptations

The book has been the basis for two film adaptations. Édouard Molinaro's The Hurried Man, starring Alain Delon, premiered in 1977.[5] It recorded admissions of 730,581 in France.[6]

A television film directed by Sébastien Grall, also titled The Hurried Man, was released in 2005.[7]

References
  1. Flower, John (2013). Historical Dictionary of French Literature. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 358. ISBN 978-0-8108-7945-4.
  2. "The man in a hurry". WorldCat. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
  3. Spence, Bill (2015-05-06). "The Man In A Hurry by Paul Morand, translated by Euan Cameron". The Press. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
  4. Staff writer (2015-06-15). "The Man in a Hurry by Paul Morand". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2015-07-05.
  5. "L'Homme pressé". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 2014-12-16.
  6. Box office information for film at Box Office Story
  7. "L'Homme pressé (TV)". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 2014-12-16.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.