“Another 25 summers” by Stefan Schäfer, a novel advised by Sylvain, bookseller

What if swimming in the early morning changed the course of your summer? However, In Another 25 summers Stefan Schäfer signs a short luminous novel. Furthermore, carried by the meeting between an overworked setting and Karl, a cultivator of philosopher potatoes and passionate reader. Therefore, The time of a weekend in the countryside. Meanwhile, two worlds that everything opposes are taught: that of productivity at all costs, and that of a rooted man who speaks to his plants as to old friends.

It is at the bend of a jogging that the narrator crosses Karl. Moreover, coming out of a lake, which invites him to swim and then share a coffee. The story, while simplicity, outlines an unexpected and beneficial friendship, without much lesson but rich in sincere exchanges.

Through everyday gestures such as preparing a meal. sorting potatoes, strolling in a library, the novel “another 25 summers” stefan schäfer, questions, without heaviness, the author questions our relationship to time, happiness, priorities.

For Sylvain. a bookseller with the independent Quantin bookstore, this book is his favorite: “He makes us want to meet a Karl that would help us get out of our timed daily life, find the beauty of simple things and rethink the meaning of the word” living “. Another 25 summers is from those books that we reread. that we lend, which we discuss with friends, by the fireside or under the trees. Vivifying, delicate, deeply human, this novel offers a welcome break, to savor at your own pace. A bubble of slowness to take everywhere with you this summer whether you are on vacation. in search of air.