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Monsieur Linh and His Child(La petite fille de Monsieur Linh) is a novella by French author Philippe Claudel, originally published in French in 2005.

Monsieur Linh is a Vietnamese refugee in France escaping an ongoing war in his country. His son and daughter-in-law were killed in an unspecified war, and he fled to France with his infant granddaughter, Sang Diû. Despite the language barrier, he befriends the widower Monsieur Bark, whom he meets on a park bench. [1] [2]

This book is known for its mindblowing revelation at the end, where it is revealed that his "granddaughter" is just a doll, not his real granddaughter.

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References

  1. Jaggi, Maya (2011-04-30). "Monsieur Linh and His Child by Philippe Claudel – review". The Guardian . Retrieved 2012-04-06.
  2. Field, Ophelia (2011-05-01). "Monsieur Linh and His Child by Philippe Claudel – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 2012-04-06.