As I immersed myself in Stéphanie Lugon's book, the sensations of my first encounter with Charles Gleyre's painting «Le coucher de Sappho» came to the surface. Sensations and a certain attraction. The story of a thunderbolt in the museum.
Humorist, novelist and filmmaker, Mourad Winter made a name for himself on Instagram, where his stories made (almost) everyone howl with laughter. Today, he publishes «Les Meufs c'est des mecs bien», with a tone as irreverent as ever. But at what price?
History has always been written by men. On the eve of another day of feminist activism in Switzerland, I’m diving into a book that aims to restore women to their rightful place.
, First of all, the long wait before the death of a sick mother. Then, the thousands of kilometers traveled all over Russia with her ashes. A poetic autofiction, but bordering on exhibitionism. True and powerful, or just shocking?
A new novel by American author Joyce Maynard, «Where the Happy People Lived» tells the story of a mother and wife's journey, peppered with failures and renunciations, but also with calm and smiles. A story partly inspired by her own life. And, yes, it shook me.
After a breathtaking saga set in the wake of the two world wars, Pierre Lemaitre takes us on a voyage to the Thirty Glorious. And if the era is different, the novelistic fervor remains the same. Heading for the
Consputed in his native country, praised in the French-speaking world, Bret Easton Ellis returns at the start of this year with a new novel, his seventh. No surprises here: it's still about disillusioned youth, violence, drugs and bourgeois boredom. A revival, really?
Let's set the scene right away. The title is literary. Not literal. The fact remains that the novel «Volodia» - short for Vladimir - deals with the means of eliminating the statesman. Four scenarios are proposed. It's up to the reader to choose. Cathartic action par excellence.
Consputed in his native country, praised in the French-speaking world, Bret Easton Ellis returns at the start of this year with a new novel, his seventh. No surprises here: it's still about disillusioned youth, violence, drugs and bourgeois boredom. A revival, really?
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