“The Carp” is a novel narrated by an autistic child who discovers a parallel world. It is, at the same time, an adventure book, and a training guide, with a philosophical dimension and a social reflection that is within the reach of a large audience.
- Author: Pascal Jarnieu
- Profession and organisation: Teacher at Calvin College in Geneva and father of an autistic child
- Published on: 5 July 2016
- Editorial: Editions Amalthée
An author has dedicated his first novel to his son, although he will never read it himself. Through this fictional novel, the teacher from Geneva sought to understand what his autistic son could feel, and how he could flourish. His son is ultimately the one who gives him the strength to write, to try to understand, to learn to live side by side, without expecting anything in return. A fiction, a reality.