Dans «A la recherche du temps perdu», Proust parle beaucoup de la musardise des membres de la haute noblesse française auxquels il fut lié. Il nous rappelle par la même occasion que c’est sa vocation d’écrivain qui l’a empêché de devenir un véritable homme du monde.
Here is the new novel by Swiss writer André Durussel, first published in «Le Regard Libre». It is due to be published by Editions de l'Aire, founded and run until recently by our late friend Michel Moret, whose memory we deeply mourn.
New year, new projects. After the first novel «Le retour» by young Swiss author Elliot Mazzella, due to be published by Editions de l'Aire later this year, these columns welcome André Durussel's new opus.
A cathedral book, rich in flashes of inspiration, the latest novel by 31-year-old Swiss author Romain Debluë is the pride and joy of publisher Michel Moret, who has published works by Jacques Chessex and Corinna Bille. It follows the arrival in Paris of a young Swiss student.
Here it is, a novel unlike any other of the current literary season! «Everything That's Missing» is the tale of a man grappling with life's disillusions, apathy and the mundane. All with a witty phlegm.
In a novel that takes the form of a detective story, French writer Lilia Hassaine leads the charge against a society that has made transparency an absolute virtue.
François Forestier unearths the blacklists of the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War. At the heart of his novel are politics and justice thugs, all in a style that doesn't take. But the idea was promising.
Sorting through the belongings of a deceased loved one is often part of the grieving process. Ludivine Ribeiro has taken the exercise a step further. She has published a book. A way for the Geneva-based author to recount a slice of life. Her own and that of her family. A gentle, therapeutic book.
Recounting the reconstruction of a loner in poor health against a backdrop of questions about adoption and identity. All in a hundred or so stylish, spicy pages. That was the challenge of this novel. Who could have doubted that the author would rise to it?
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