Works
Most of Guimard's novels deal about the role of randomness in life (mainly L'Ironie du sort), time, man's understanding of hidden and ironic structures in which he is trapped. His latest work (Le Mauvais temps) describes a major transformation of a character who finally understands in dramatic circumstances the price of life and the importance of personal choice, changing his desperate life for the best.
- Les Premiers venus (First Comers)
- Les Choses de la vie (Life As It Is)
- Les Faux-frères (Traitors)
- Rue du Havre (Le Havre Street) - adapted as a telefilm for French TV
- L'Ironie du sort (Fate's Ironies) - adapted as a film
- L'Age de pierre (The Stone Age)
- Giraudoux ? Tiens ! (Giraudoux? Hello!)
- Le Mauvais temps (Bad Weather)
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