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Act of Passion (New York Review Books Classics) by Georges Simenon is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Act of Passion (New York Review Books Classics) about?
For Forty Years Charles Alavoine Has Sleepwalked Through His Life. Growing Up As A Good Boy In The Grip Of A Domineering Mother, He Trains As A Doctor, Marries, Opens A Medical Practice In A Quiet Country Town, And Settles Into An Existence Of Impeccable Bourgeois Conformity. And Yet At Unguarded Moments This Model Family Man Is Haunted By A Sense Of Emptiness And Futility. Then, One Night, Laden With Christmas Presents, He Meets Martine. It Is Time For The Sleeper To Awake.--page 4 Of Cover. Georges Simenon ; Translated From The French By Louise Varèse ; Introduction By Roger Ebert.
Who reads Act of Passion (New York Review Books Classics)?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Georges Simenon
- Publisher
- NYRB Classics
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781590175545
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, True Crime, Literary Fiction
- Rating
- 3.83 / 5 (298 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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