I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere

I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere (French: Je voudrais que quelqu'un m'attende quelque part) is a collection of twelve short stories written by Anna Gavalda.

I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere
First French edition
AuthorAnna Gavalda
Original titleJe voudrais que quelqu'un m'attende quelque part
TranslatorKaren L. Marker
LanguageFrench
GenreShort stories
Published1999 in French
2003 in English
Pages208
AwardsGrand prix RTL-Lire (2000)
ISBN9781101215647

It was written in French and published in 1999. It is the first book published by Anna Gavalda and it was awarded the Prix Contrepoint in 2001.

Reception

I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere was first published in 1999 under the title Je voudrais que quelqu'un m'attende quelque part that met with both critical acclaim and commercial success, selling more than three-quarters of a million copies in her native France and winning the 2000 Grand prix RTL-Lire.

"Her books have both wit and a whimsical charm" (The Sunday Telegraph).

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