''I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere'' (French: ''Je voudrais que quelqu'un m'attende quelque part'') is a collection of twelve

short stories A short story is a piece of prose fiction that typically can be read in one sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood. The short story is one of the oldest t ...

written by

Anna Gavalda Anna Gavalda (born 23 May 1970 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine) is a French teacher and award-winning novelist. Referred to by ''Voici'' magazine as "a distant descendant of Dorothy Parker", Anna Gavalda was born in an upper-class suburb ...

. It was written in French and published in 1999. It is the first book published by

and it was awarded the

Prix Contrepoint The prix Contrepoint is a French literary award established in 1971 by a group of young French novelists and journalists. Each year a French-speaking novelist is selected. According to Bertrand Labes,. this prize was characterized at its creation ...

in 2001.

Reception

''I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere'' was first published in 1999 under the title ''Je voudrais que quelqu'un m'attende quelque part'' that met with both critical acclaim and commercial success, selling more than three-quarters of a million copies in her native France and winning the 2000

Grand prix RTL-Lire The grand prix RTL-''Lire'' is one of the main literary awards of the winter/spring literary season in France. Given in partnership with Lire magazine, it rewards a French-language novel chosen by a jury of readers. History In 1992, the grand pr ...

. "Her books have both wit and a whimsical charm" (''

The Sunday Telegraph ''The Sunday Telegraph'' is a British broadsheet newspaper, founded in February 1961 and published by the Telegraph Media Group, a division of Press Holdings. It is the sister paper of ''The Daily Telegraph ''The Daily Telegraph'', kn ...

'').

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Film

* 2019: ''

I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere ''I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere'' (French: ''Je voudrais que quelqu'un m'attende quelque part'') is a collection of twelve short stories written by Anna Gavalda. It was written in French and published in 1999. It is the first boo ...

'' by Arnaud Viard.

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''Je voudrais que quelqu'un m'attende quelque part'' d'Anna Gavalda
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''Je voudrais que quelqu'un m'attende quelque part''
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