<div><p>"The setting may be Paris, but it’s not the Paris of grand avenues and pricey cafés. In fact, Fabre’s hero is a recognizable everyman, from any country."?<I>Library Journal</I></p><p>A smile like a soft flash of light . . . travels through this moving novel and tells, in words that are muted and profoundly humane, of life as it is."?<I>Le Monde</I></p><p>"Fabre speaks to us of luck and misfortune, of the accidents that make a man or defeat him. He talks about our ordinary disappointments and our small moments of calm. Fabre is the discreet megaphone of the man in the crowd."?<I>Elle</I></p><p>"In this novel one finds the intimate geography of an author who lays bare the essence of Paris and its outskirts."?<I>La Quinzaine littéraire</I></p><p>Dominique Fabre, born in Paris and a lifelong resident of the city, exposes the shadowy, anonymous lives of many who inhabit the French capital. In this quiet, subdued tale, a middle-aged office worker, divorced and alienated from his only son, meets up with two childhood friends who are similarly adrift, without passions or prospects. He's looking for a second act to his mournful life, seeking the harbor of love and a true connection with his son. Set in palpably real Paris streets that feel miles away from the City of Light, <I>Guys Like Me</I> is a stirring novel of regret and absence, yet not without a glimmer of hope.</p><p><B>Dominique Fabre</B>, born in 1960, writes about people living on society's margins. He is a lifelong resident of Paris, France. His previous novel, <I>The Waitress Was New</I>, was also translated into English.</p><BR></div>