The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard cover

The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard

by Anatole France

j'avais chausse mes pantoufles et endosse ma robe de chambre. J'essuyai une larme dont la bise qui soufflait sur le quai avait obscurci ma vue. Un feu clair flambait dans la cheminee de mon cabinet de travail. Des cristaux de glace, en forme de feuilles de fougere, fleurissaient les vitres des fenetres et me cachaient la Seine, ses ponts et le Louvre des Valois.

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Chappie’s discussion starters

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?