The Birthday Party - Laurent Mauvignier from cells of rabbits and

from cells of rabbits and dolphins

after dozens of such races

Rodrigues begins to question the true meaning of compassion - and the limits of his own belief

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The Birthday Party - Laurent Mauvignier from cells of rabbits andBuried deep in rural France, little remains of the isolated hamlet of the Three Lone Girls, save a few houses and a curiously assembled quartet: Patrice Bergogne, inheritor of his familys farm; his wife, Marion; their daughter, Ida; and their neighbour, Christine, an artist. While Patrice plans a surprise for his wifes fortieth birthday, inexplicable events start to disrupt the hamlets quiet existence: anonymous, menacing letters, an unfamiliar car