Le 18
Call 911
Author : Roubaudi
Publisher : Le Dilettante
Parution date : 2004
EAN : 9782842630928

Description

What do you do when you find out the new boss is a woman? Especially when you’re the members of a firehouse, a bunch of guys, bonded in fraternal jocularity, and sharing everything from meals to bunks, to women?

This bunch have a hard time swallowing it, though eventually, through the painful daily drills, tests of her patience, and will, and emergency calls, the new fire marshal proves her worth. Throughout a series of scenes where humor is equally matched by the growing tension, a social experiment unfolds. Unfortunately, she earns their respect just as she gets the ax, and they are none the better for losing her as their leader.

A wonderful morality tale full of sirens (of more than one kind) and saviors, pranksters and heroes, that opens the door to the mysterious world of the firehouse.


Author
Ludovic Roubaudi : Ludovic Roubaudi is the author of two previous novels, Les Baltringues (Le Dilettante, 2002, Winner of the Eureggio Prize, and the Cinelect Prize, 2003), and Le 18 ( Le Dilettante, 2004, Film rights sold to La Boîte à images). He is published in seven other countries, among them Germany (Schirmer Graf), The Netherlands (De Geus), and Japan (Kobunsha).