Whales Swim Naked Paperback – May 1, 2021 by Eric Gethers

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“Gethers marches along side John Irving: brave storyteller with an inborn skill for joyful narrative detours”. — Livres Hebdo

“Why are we drawn to American writers more than others? Because they tell a good story. The great John Irving is not far….” — Nice Matin

“It appears that John Irving has, if not a son, at least a close relative named Eric Gethers who has the same instinct for telling a tale, same capacity to surprise, to lose us in fantasy digressions, and to give us joy and emotion. The story of Henry – moving and delightful with extraordinary, but so, so plausible characters.” — Le Monde Supplement des Livres

“With this amusing yet sober book, Gethers re-invents a “thrash” style of writing. Comic and desperate, cruel without being unkind, burlesque and poetic.” — Rolling Stone

“A great author is born.” — Sud Ouest

“A joyful satire: Exuberant and generous, Eric Gethers embarks us on a delicious journey where stories unfold, one after the other in the manner of Russian dolls.” — L’est Republicain

“Novel of philosophic tales, highlighting the fragility of human existence and questioning the thorny premise of happiness.” — Quinzaine Litteraire

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