The Waitress Was New

Dominique Fabre

The Waitress Was New
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Archipelago Books
Country
United States
Published
21 January 2008
Pages
117
ISBN
9780977857692

The Waitress Was New

Dominique Fabre

Pierre is a veteran bartender in a cafe in the outskirts of Paris. He observes his customers as they come and go - the young man who drinks beer as he reads Primo Levi, the fellow who from time to time strips down and plunges into the nearby Seine, the few regulars who eat and drink there on credit - sizing them up with great accuracy and empathy. Pierre doesn’t look outside more than necessary; he prefers to let the world come to him. Soon, however, the cafe must close its doors, and Pierre finds himself at a loss. As we follow his stream of thoughts over three days, Pierre’s humanity and profound solitude both emerge. The Waitress Was New is a moving portrait of human anguish and weakness, of understated nobility and strength. Lire est un plaisir describes Dominique Fabre as a magician of the everyday.

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