Verunon Chronicle 1 / Hara Title : VERNON SUBUTEX. 1

[Machine Translation] Former legendary record store owner, now a melancholy couch surfer. Vernon Schubutex, a 50-year-old man who was evicted from his apartment for non-payment of rent, walks around the houses of his old friends who used to gather at his store in the glorious 90's. He used to enjoy his youth as a band member and his cronies. Once enjoying their youth as band members and their cronies, they now face family problems, illness, and old age. Is music still resonating in their hearts? And where does Vernon end up as he rolls between people? The French author, winner of the Prix Renaudoux, opens his trilogy with a funny portrayal of people living on the streets of modern France.

元・伝説のレコード店主、いまは哀愁のカウチサーファー。家賃滞納でアパルトマンを追い出された五十路の男、ヴェルノン・シュビュテックスは、輝かしき90年代に彼の店に集っていた旧友たちの家を渡り歩く。かつてはバンドマンやその取り巻きとして青春を謳歌していたが、いまは家族の問題や病、老いに直面している仲間たち。それぞれの心に、まだ音楽は響いているのか。そして、人々のあいだを転がっていくヴェルノンの行きつく先は―。ルノードー賞受賞のフランス人作家が現代フランスの市井で生きる人々をおかしみをもって描く文芸三部作、開幕。