Other Lives but Mine (French: D'autres vies que la mienne) is a 2009 non-fiction book by the French writer Emmanuel Carrère. It was published as Lives Other Than My Own in the United States. It focuses on Carrère's wife's sister, a judge who died from cancer in 2005.[1]
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Author | Emmanuel Carrère |
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Original title | D'autres vies que la mienne |
Translator | Linda Coverdale |
Language | French |
Publisher | P.O.L. |
Publication date | 2009 |
Publication place | France |
Published in English | 2011 |
Pages | 309 |
ISBN | 9782846822503 |
It was adapted to a screenplay for the 2011 French film All Our Desires.[2]
Reception
editAccording to Book Marks, the book received "positive" reviews based on 5 critic reviews with 1 being "rave" and 1 being "positive" and 3 being "mixed".[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Sexton, David (21 April 2012). "Book review: Other Lives But Mine". The Scotsman. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
- ^ Minztner, Jordan (1 September 2011). "All Our Desires (Toutes nos envies): Venice Film Review". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
- ^ "Lives Other Than My Own". Book Marks. Retrieved 16 January 2024.