📖 The Man Who Walked through Walls

The excellent Monsieur Dutilleul has always been able to pass through walls, but has never seen the point of his gift,given the general availability of doors. One day, however, his tyrannical boss drives him to desperate, creative measures; he develops a taste for intra-mural travel and becomes something of a show-off. How will the unassuming clerk adjust to a glamorous life of crime? Ayme's genius lies in the practical unfolding of bizarre and difficult situations. In each story, comedy is balanced by a serious streak, and then unbalanced once more ...