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pmanon's review against another edition
Recueil de nouvelles, plus ou moins fantastiques. Celles jouant avec le temps ou l’espace sont très amusantes.
robforteath's review against another edition
4.0
Four somewhat unenthusiastic stars.
These stories are clever, and well-told, yet still somehow didn't pull me in as I would have liked.
These stories are clever, and well-told, yet still somehow didn't pull me in as I would have liked.
grotta's review against another edition
4.0
Fantastic collection of stories of fantastical realism. These are substantially developed short stories with full sense of place, character, and time - even when time doesn't work the way we think it should. The style and undertones are definitely 1950's French - every character has a sense of being in their own personal world.
Perhaps most surprising is I'd never heard of Ayme before. Shortly into the first story I realized I wanted to read more of his writing, and that belief didn't waver throughout the book - and lives on after.
Perhaps most surprising is I'd never heard of Ayme before. Shortly into the first story I realized I wanted to read more of his writing, and that belief didn't waver throughout the book - and lives on after.
nanvdand's review against another edition
4.0
I learned of The Man Who Walked Through Walls while researching Paris and hearing about the
monument honoring the author in Montmartre. So I purchased Monsieur Ayme's collection of short stories titled with his most well known story.
The stories are whimsical, sometimes about time travel of some sort, but with an underlying serious tone. As I am writing this in the time of Covid 19 lockdowns, this phrase about "the war" stuck with me: The secret trials [the governments] held came up with nothing very useful...In the meantime, their peoples were getting bored. Civilians of all nations were growing gloomy and ill-tempered.
monument honoring the author in Montmartre. So I purchased Monsieur Ayme's collection of short stories titled with his most well known story.
The stories are whimsical, sometimes about time travel of some sort, but with an underlying serious tone. As I am writing this in the time of Covid 19 lockdowns, this phrase about "the war" stuck with me: The secret trials [the governments] held came up with nothing very useful...In the meantime, their peoples were getting bored. Civilians of all nations were growing gloomy and ill-tempered.
fireflai's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
wqylsx's review against another edition
2.0
2.5 ☆
La première nouvelle, "Le passe-muraille", était assez intéressante et j'ai bien aimé aussi "Les Sabines". Cependant, au fur et à mesure des nouvelles j'ai l'impression que non seulement c'est de plus en plus vague mais aussi très redondant. Je pense juste que je n'ai pas aimé le format nouvelles et le style de Marcel Aymé.
La première nouvelle, "Le passe-muraille", était assez intéressante et j'ai bien aimé aussi "Les Sabines". Cependant, au fur et à mesure des nouvelles j'ai l'impression que non seulement c'est de plus en plus vague mais aussi très redondant. Je pense juste que je n'ai pas aimé le format nouvelles et le style de Marcel Aymé.
hannebrum's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Certaines histoires sont très sympas et originales, d'autres moins bien. Le style d'écriture est cependant assez fin
sarawalker's review against another edition
4.0
دو تا داستان «کارت» و «حکم» رو خیلی دوس داشتم.
کاش وقت کنم رمانای امه رو به فرانسه بخونم.
کاش وقت کنم رمانای امه رو به فرانسه بخونم.
ziagouel's review against another edition
4.0
I was reading this when visiting Paris (I stayed in Montmartre, just few blocks away from the "real" le passe-muraille) and couldn't help smiling all the time. Such a delicious short story; absurd, funny, apt. I wish there were more of these.
germangfeler's review against another edition
4.0
The Walker-Through-Walls and other stories es un libro de relatos cortos del autor francés Marcel Aymé. La mayoría cuenta con algún elemento fantástico y una buena dosis de humor, como un personaje que puede atravesar paredes en el cuento que da título al libro, un enano que trabaja en el circo y un día a los 35 años crece (The Dwarf), un autor cuyos personajes cobran vida (Martin the Novelist) o un preso que un día amanece convertido en un niño (Dermouche). Una muy buena opción, y creo que no tan conocida para quienes vivimos fuera de Francia, para quienes buscan historias cortas de fantasía.