Written in 1924, «Le Nouvel Adam» by Geneva novelist and journalist Noëlle Roger has just been republished this year by Editions de La Baconnière. And with the return of the fog, it's the perfect seasonal read. Here's a quick overview.
Considered the greatest filmmaker of his generation, Pasolini was also a poet and left-wing activist. According to specialists, his posthumous book, Pétrole, is one of the best novels of the 20th century. So, is this novel a niche book or a masterpiece?
Hiking in the mountains means forgetting «your regrets, your plans, your ambitions». Sylvain Tesson crossed the Alps on skis, dedicating his latest book, «Blanc». The story of a balancing act between physical effort and inner remission. We met him in Arolla (VS), during the first snows.
This book should have been called «The Poetess», not «Miss Iceland». But that's the heart of the matter. In this Iceland of the sixties, the heroine wants to become a writer. And yet, her being is systematically reduced to her body. A gently combative novel.
Dans ce deuxième épisode consacré à Karl Kraus, nous nous pencherons sur trois de ses activités : sa revue «Die Fackel», ses lectures et conférences publiques et ses aphorismes, qui furent longtemps les seuls textes accessibles au public francophone. Au point que sa réputation d’aphoriste continue à occulter le reste de son œuvre.
«Performance» retrace l’histoire d’un écrivain sur le déclin, embauché pour écrire le scénario d’une série sur les Rolling Stones. Mais le narrateur se perd, mêlant les déboires de sa vie conjugale à ses recherches. Les sixties définitivement enterrées?
Plunged into a feverish sleep, Joseph dreams. With his old friend Pierre, he wanders across a desolate moor. He remembers loneliness, a past that has died inside him. The two friends walk to the edge of the forest, where a woman awaits them. It's Leila. She has a choice to make, and she chooses Joseph. Pierre collapses...
Only a few weeks ago, Monica Sabolo's «La vie clandestine» was shortlisted for three of France's most prestigious literary prizes, and has established itself as one of the leading novels of the new literary season. Against a backdrop of investigation and introspection.
Based on their friendship, writers Alberto Nessi and Jérôme Meizoz, from Ticino and Valais respectively, translate each other's tiny village stories into their mother tongues, using a style of writing about the ordinary.
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