Guys Like Me

"Fabre speaks to us of luck and misfortune, of the accidents that make a man or defeat him... [He] is the discreet megaphone of the man in the crowd" ( Elle).

Lifelong Parisian Dominique Fabre-author of The Waitress Was New-exposes the shadowy, anonymous lives of many who inhabit the French capital. In this quiet, subdued tale, a middle-aged office worker, divorced and alienated from his only son, meets up with two childhood friends who are similarly adrift, without passions or prospects. He's looking for a second act to his mournful life, seeking the harbor of love and a true connection with his son. Set in palpably real Paris streets that feel miles away from the City of Light, Guys Like Me is a stirring novel of regret and absence, yet not without a glimmer of hope.

"Fabre's unexpectedly touching novel has a laugh of its own behind its low-key, smoothly translated narrative voice... The city it evokes isn't the Paris of tourists but of local people." - The New York Times

"Fabre is a genius of these nuanced, interior moments... The story Fabre tells is that of every one of us: looking for meaning in the mundane, moving through our lives, our interactions, as if through the fabric of a dream." - Los Angeles Times

"A short, arresting tale that... not only offers keen insights into the mind of its middle-aged protagonist, but also provides the reader with a unique tour of what everyday life in the low-key suburbs of Paris must truly be like." - Typographical Era