Antoine Laurain je autorem románů, které často zachycují kouzlo a atmosféru Paříže. Jeho styl je popisován jako okouzlující a jeho příběhy se prolínají s prvky historie a sběratelství. Laurain se zaměřuje na zkoumání lidských vztahů a tajemství skrytých v obyčejných předmětech a událostech. Jeho díla nabízejí čtenářům jedinečný pohled na francouzskou kulturu a život.
Když jednoho dne účetní Daniel Mercier večeří sám v elegantní francouzské brassserii, přímo vedle něj usedne prezident Francoise Mitterand. V tu chvíli ještě netuší, jak jemu a několika dalším Pařížanům změní toto nenápadné setkání život. Klobouk, který si tu prezident toho večera zapomene, totiž zřejmě ukrývá tajemství moci a úspěchu, který nám někdy proplouvá mezi prsty. Jak jinak vysvětlit celý řetězec překvapivých událostí, které to všechno spustilo?
Okouzlující a zamotaný příběh o tom, jak zvědavost téměř nepozorovaně promění pátrání po majitelce ukradené kabelky ve vášnivou lásku Bohémský knihkupec Laurent Letellier najde v jedné z pařížských ulic ukradenou dámskou kabelku. V kabelce nenajde nic, co by mu mohlo pomoct identifikovat její majitelku. Přesto cítí zejména poté, co si prohlédne obsah tašky, silné nutkání začít neznámou ženu hledat. Obzvlášť její červený zápisník v něm vzbudí zvědavost, která ho žene v pátrání dál, přestože nezná ani její jméno. Podaří se mu najít neznámou ženu mezi miliony Pařížanů?
From the author of The Red Notebook, described as 'Parisian perfection' by HRH The Duchess of Cornwall, An Astronomer in Love is a story of two men, 250 years apart, who find themselves on separate quests to see the transit of Venus across the Sun. In 1760, Guillaume le Gentil sets out on a quest through the oceans of India, to document the transit of Venus at the request of the King. The weather is turbulent, the seas are rough, but Guillaume's determination will conquer all. In 2012, divorced estate agent Xavier Lemercier finds Guillaume's telescope by chance in a cupboard in one of his old apartments. While looking out across the city, the telescope falls on the window of a beautiful brunette woman. Xavier watches her wistfully from afar, until the day she walks through the door of his office, and his life changes forever... From the best-selling author Antoine Laurain, An Astronomer in Love is a time-travelling epic-in-miniature of adventure, destiny, and the power of love.
How do you get over the woman you loved? A painful yet playful tale of love, break-up, solitude and hope told in words and pictures, from the author of The Red Notebook, Antoine Laurain, and Paris street artist Le Sonneur.
How far would you go to enjoy a cigarette? In this witty black comedy, Laurain's anti-hero can only make smoking pleasurable by committing the ultimate crime
A Parisian editor is drawn into a murder investigation when an unknown thriller author is shortlisted for a prize.
After drinking a bottle of vintage Beaujolais, a group of Parisian neighbours are transported back in time to 1954.
A Parisian editor is drawn into a murder investigation when an unknown thriller author is shortlisted for a prize.
Antoine Laurain's new novel combines his trademark charm with a satirical take on modern France. Middle-aged doctor Alain Massoulier has received a life-changing letter--thirty-three years too late. Lost in the Paris postal system for decades, the letter from Polydor, dated 1983, offers a recording contract to The Holograms, in which Alain played lead guitar. Back then The Holograms had believed in their cutting-edge sound. However, the music industry remained indifferent, and eventually the band split up, each going their own way. Alain is overcome by nostalgia, and is tempted to track down the members of the group. But in a world where everything and everyone has changed...where will his quest take him?
"An enthralling mystery about chasing the unknown, the nostalgia for what could have been, and most importantly, the persistence of curiosity." --San Francisco Book Review on The Red Notebook Avid antiques collector Pierre-Fran ois Chaumont unearths the find of a lifetime at a Paris auction house: an eighteenth-century portrait of a gentleman who looks just like him. Researching into the painting's history, he has the chance to abandon his tedious existence and walk into a brand new life . . . Antoine Laurain is a Parisian screenwriter, antiques collector, and prize-winning novelist. The President's Hat was a 2013 ABA Indies Introduce choice.