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Anna Gavalda (fr. Anna Gavalda)

Anna Gavalda is a popular French writer. Her short stories and novels about simple and at the same time complex concepts, such as love, tenderness, death, conquered not only France, but the whole world. Her books have been translated into 36 languages, and in March 2007, a film by Claude Berry based on the novel Just Together was released in France, which gathered 2 million viewers in a month.

She was born on December 9, 1970 in Boulogne-Belancourt (France). After the divorce of her parents, from the age of fourteen she lived in a boarding house. She studied at the Sorbonne, worked as a cashier and waitress, and was engaged in journalism.

Although Anna Gavalda claims that she did not intend to become a writer, she wrote from the age of 17, participated in small literary competitions and won from time to time. So, in 1992, she won the national competition for the best love letter. In 1998, she won the "Blood in the Inkpot" award for her novel "Aristote" and won two more literary competitions. In 1999, Anna Gavalda's book "I would like someone to wait for me somewhere ..." was published, awarded the RTL Grand Prix in 2000.

The book was translated into more than 30 languages ​​and was a resounding success, despite the fact that it presented the reader with such an unfashionable genre of the story today. In 2002, Gavalda's first novel, I Loved Him, was published. But all this was only a prelude to the real success that Anna Gavalda brought in 2004 with the book "Simply Together", which overshadowed even "The Da Vinci Code" in France. The novel has been translated into 36 languages, and a feature film based on the book, starring Charlotte Gainsbourg, has already begun filming in France.

Anna Gavalda lives in the south-east of Paris, writes for three hours every day and has two children.

About the book

Storytelling

Anna Gavalda

35 kilos of hope

35 KILO OF HOPE

To my grandfather and Marie Tondelier

I hate school.

I hate her more than anything in the world.

No, even stronger...

She ruined my whole life.

Until the age of three, I can definitely say that I lived happily. I don't remember it well, but that's how it seems to me. I played, watched a cartoon about a bear cub ten times in a row, drew pictures and came up with a million adventures for Grodudu - this was my favorite plush puppy. Mom told me that I sat alone in my room for hours and did not get bored, chatting incessantly, sort of like to myself. So I think: I must have been happy.

Then, as a child, I loved everyone and thought that everyone loved me too. And then, when I was three years and five months old, suddenly - bam! - to school.

On the first morning, I was kind of happy. My parents must have been talking to me all summer: “That's great, dear, you will go to a real school ...” “Look, what a beautiful satchel they bought you! You will go to school with him!” Well, and all that ... They say I didn’t even cry. (I’m generally curious, I probably wanted to see what toys they have there and whether there is Lego ...) In general, by lunchtime I returned satisfied, ate everything and ran to my room to tell Grodud how interesting it was at school.

If I had known then, I would have savored those last happy moments, because immediately after that my life went awry.

Went. Mom said.

How where ... To school!

What is not?

I won't go there again.

Here's how? Why?

Enough already, I saw this school, there is nothing interesting there. I have a lot of things to do at home. I promised Grodudd to make him such a machine to look for bones, otherwise he buried a lot of them under my bed, but he can’t find them, so I don’t have time to go to school.

Mom squatted in front of me. I shook my head.

She began to persuade me. I cried. She lifted me up in her arms, I squealed. And then she slapped me with a slap.

The first in my life.

Here is your school.

Thus began the nightmare.

I've heard my parents tell this story a million times. To my friends, caregivers, teachers, psychologists, speech therapists and a career counselor. And until now, every time I hear it, I remember that I never designed this very bone detector for Grodudu.

And now I'm thirteen years old, and I'm in the sixth grade. Yes, I know something is wrong here. Don't cross your fingers, I'll explain myself. Twice I stayed for the second year: in primary school in the second and now - in the sixth.

Because of this school, there are always scandals in the house, you know ... Mom is crying, and my father is yelling at me, or, conversely, my mother is yelling, and my father is silent. And I feel bad when they are like that, but what can I do? What to tell them? Nothing. I can't tell them anything, because if I open my mouth, it will be even worse. And they keep repeating the same thing to me like parrots: “Work!” "Work!" "Work!" "Work!" "Work!"

Yes, I understand, I understand. I'm not exactly dumb, though. I would be happy to work, but here's the trouble - it doesn't work. Everything they teach in school is for me Chinese charter. It goes in one ear and out the other. They took me to a million doctors, they checked my eyes, my ears, even my brain. We spent a lot of time, and concluded that, you see, I have a problem with concentration. Stunned! I myself know what is happening to me, I would be asked. Everything is fine with me. No problem. I'm just not interested. Not interested. And that's all.

It was good at school for only one year - in the senior kindergarten group. Marie was my teacher there. That's what I'll never forget.

I now think Marie went to work at school to do what she liked in life: needlework and making all sorts of things. I immediately fell in love with her. From day one. She sewed dresses for herself, she knitted sweaters herself, she invented jewelry herself. There was not a day when we didn’t bring something home: a papier-mâché hedgehog, a kitten with a bottle of milk, a mouse in a nutshell, turntables, drawings, appliqués ... That was the teacher - we worked with her not only before Mother’s Day in hunting. She said: the day when you did something with your own hands is not in vain. Now I think that from this happy year all my misfortunes followed, because it was then that I realized one simple thing: more than anything in the world I am interested in my hands and what they can make.

35 Kilos of Hope is an amazingly inspiring book. She shows readers that a person is able to change himself for the better if he has a goal and willpower, and most importantly, relatives who believe in him and support him in all endeavors. The author of the book is the famous French writer Anna Gavalda.

Unloved school

Gregoire's carefree childhood, when his main activities were games and watching cartoons, is left behind. It's been a boring school day. Gregoire did not like school at all. But when he announced to his parents that he no longer wanted to go to school, he received a cuff from his mother.

Reading the summary of "35 kilos of hope", it becomes obvious that the boy's problem was that he was lazy, did not want to force himself to think, remember, reason, do homework. Because of this, the parents were constantly upset. Dad scolded Gregoire, and mom cried, unable to influence the current situation.

And so, Gregoire moved to the sixth grade. Prior to that, he had two repeats. The situation did not change, the boy still showed no interest in learning.

Skillful hands

After reviewing the summary of "35 kilos of hope", we can conclude that Gregoire really liked to work with his hands. He enjoyed attending the lesson taught by the teacher Marie. At the lesson, the children constantly made something, made a variety of crafts. The teacher gave the boy a wonderful book, which described interesting ideas for crafts. Gregoire enthusiastically began to make crafts for crafts. He realized that being a master was his true calling.

like-minded grandfather

Finally, something happened that had to happen sooner or later. Gregoire's negligent student was expelled from school. The parents were indignant, only the grandfather supported the boy. Obviously, it was in his grandfather that Gregoire had such skillful hands: his grandfather was an excellent craftsman and builder. But, unlike his grandson, his grandfather graduated with honors from both school and a prestigious university. As evidenced by the summary of "35 kilos of hope", even in his old age, Gregoire's grandfather devoted all his free time to making furniture for a local restaurant. Gregoire expressed a desire to help his grandfather, which earned his approval. The boy fell in love with the old grandfather's barn, in which those happy hours took place, when he and his grandfather made tinkering together.

New schools

Concerned about the future of their beloved son, the parents assigned Gregoire to a new school. But from the brief content of "35 kilos of hope" it becomes clear that the situation has not changed in the new place.

But during the summer holidays, Gregoire continued to do what he loved. Now this brought considerable benefits, because he was engaged in repairs in private houses.

The young man was very upset by the state of health of his beloved grandfather. The old man seemed to be fading away every day.

As in new school Gregoire failed to study, his parents assigned him to a boarding school. But the young man did not want to study there, because his dream was to study at a technical college. He decided to send a letter to the director of the college, in which he stated a request to accept him. Gregoire attached a drawing of his invention to the letter.

diligent study

Interested in capable young men, Gregoire was invited to college. He successfully passed the entrance exams and entered.

At this time, grandfather in the hospital fell into a coma. And then the young man decides to study hard so that his grandfather can be proud of him when he recovers.

Overcoming his usual laziness, Gregoire diligently completed the tasks, heeded the instructions of the teachers. In the summary of "35 kilos of hope" by Anna Gavalda, you can find out that the young man managed to achieve his goal.

And Gregoire's grandfather recovered! When he came to his grandson in college, he cried with happiness.

After reviewing the summary of “35 kilos of hope” by A. Gavald, the reader can understand how much Gregoire was delighted with the miraculous recovery of his beloved grandfather.

Anna Gavalda "35 kilos of hope"

Welcome to a trip to childhood. Sometimes it hurts, sometimes it's joyful. Everyone will find something of their own here. The book touches from the first pages, touches a nerve, knocks out a tear and causes a smile at the same time. And all these emotions are crammed into a tiny picture book printed in giant children's type. 230 grams of happiness. Read and reread, at any age.

The book about the problems at school excited almost everyone. It was read by most of the project participants. They advise the whole family to read the book.

Soldatova Lera (7a grade MBOU secondary school No. 7)

We continue this year to take part in the Readers-Experts project. I chose to read the book "35 Kilos of Hope". The work tells about a boy who really did not like to study. He had a grandfather who supported his grandson in everything and helped him. And these two people loved each other very much, they were close people. The books we read this year are more serious than last year. "35 kilos of hope" made me think a lot. Why don't all kids love school and some even hate it? Why so often adults and children cannot understand each other? I liked the book, it touches on various problems: the laziness of my peers, the unwillingness of many to study well. This book teaches to love work and study, to respect and love elders and relatives. And I also realized that it is impossible to evaluate everyone equally, because each person is an individual. Here the grandfather of the protagonist understood this well. I really liked the book "35 kilos of hope" and I advise everyone to read it.

Malozemova Julia (7a grade MBOU secondary school No. 7)

« 35 kilos of hope" . This book is about the life of a troubled teenager. He is not very smart, but with golden hands and a sincere heart. His name is Gregoire, he is not very handsome, not strong, and he loves his grandfather Leon very much.I think the hero is very sincere and caring. The closest person to him is his grandfather, who understands his grandson best of all and respects him for his talent. And the boy has talent - he has golden hands, which are not afraid of any work. There is a very close relationship between grandfather and grandson, they need each other. This book is very good in my opinion. It is about the fact that hope will certainly come true, you just need to really want it.

Vika Trofimova (7th grade MBOU secondary school No. 10)

Anna Gavalda's book "35 kilos of hope" about how the boy Gregoire really did not like to go to school, since he was sent there at the age of 3. He really did not want to study, he was interested in making something.

The hero hates school with every fiber. He has problems with teachers, terrible grades, because of which he was kicked out of school and no longer wanted to be accepted. His only outlet was his grandfather. The strongest impression on me was that Gregoire, still such a child, but already knows how to do something with his own hands. He was happy to help neighbors to make repairs. And he really liked it.

The author came up with this name for this work because the boy, having no support other than a dying grandfather, creates his own 35 kilos of hope. This hope helps him understand and accept the quarrels of his parents and the fact that his grandfather is very sick. He goes through all the tests himself, and his hopes return everything in life to its place.

After reading the book, I thought that you should never hate what you don't like, but you should always hope for the best. In everything bad, there is always something good. What I remember most about this book is that the boy and his grandfather went to the nook. There they made something. These were the happiest moments in the boy's life.

Anna Alekseeva (8b grade MBOU secondary school No. 15)

This book evoked different emotions in me: empathy, anger and in some moments even boredom. The plot is close to all students. Of course, not everyone loves school, but everyone had the reluctance to attend it “forever” at least once. The negative (from my point of view) side of the book is manifested in rather boring descriptions and a not very exciting plot. Anyone can read this book, but everyone's emotions will be different. I find it easy to read and with no age limit, this novel will interest both children and adults. I would recommend reading this book to the whole family.

Svetlana Vorobieva (8b grade MBOU secondary school No. 15)

I really liked this piece. It is very light and even touching. Reading this book, you immediately remember your school years with your problems. Sometimes it even seems that this is a diary, and very personal. You can dive into Big world little boy, into a world of misunderstanding and resentment, where he almost lost his beloved grandfather. And this little boy has only 35 kilos of hope. Such a book! Such…! There are no words. No, I'm not right. There are words. Read such books and not only such ones, I am sure it will not leave you indifferent and will teach you to understand and give hope to those who have 35 kilos.

Gregoire Dubosque, a youth of thirteen, hates school. The guy's problem is that he can't learn at all. The distracted boy is twice left in the second year of the sixth grade, and in the end he is expelled altogether. The doctors explain Gregoire's peculiarity by the fact that he has a problem with concentration, and the teachers complain that the young Dubosque does not have a head, but a sieve. However, Gregoire himself admits that everything that the school is trying to teach him is like a Chinese letter for him.

Despite the distraction

The young man has golden hands and loves to make various crafts. Of course, his parents know that the boy is a talented inventor, but they still continue to put pressure on Gregoire for his poor progress. Due to problems at school, scandals are constantly arranged in the Dubosque family, and attempts to take lessons end in tears of the mother and beatings from the father.

Salvation for the boy are walks and conversations with grandfather Leon. Grégoire's deep worries about the constant quarrels in the family are dispelled precisely by the grandfather. He explains to the boy that the parents quarrel rather because of problems with each other, and

Gregoire's poor progress is just an excuse for another quarrel. Grandfather Leon is a friend and support for a young man, only thanks to his grandfather the boy was able to survive all the trials that fell on his fate - bullying at school, expulsion, family quarrels, studying at a municipal institution.

When the time has come to think about his future, Gregoire decides to enter the university, where he will have the opportunity to work with his hands, make crafts, and invent. Such educational institution there is - Granshan University, however, in order to enter there, good academic performance is required. In desperation, Dubosque writes a letter to the director of the university asking him to accept him. Surprisingly, the director answers positively, only on the condition that Gregoire passes the entrance exam.

However, the young man cannot rejoice at such comforting news, because his beloved grandfather ends up in the hospital. Gregoire comes to the exam in disarray, but thanks to his grandfather's faith, he passes the exam and enters a place where his talent as an inventor will be valued above academic performance.

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