{"id":519406,"date":"2023-07-25T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-25T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/?p=519406"},"modified":"2026-05-18T14:57:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T12:57:33","slug":"la-cite-des-reves-lanti-polar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/en\/literature\/la-cite-des-reves-lanti-polar\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00abCity of Dreams, the anti-polar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-drop-cap\"><strong>After a first volume<em>&nbsp;The city in flames<\/em>, Don Winslow returns this year with&nbsp;<em>Visit<\/em>&nbsp;<em>City of dreams<\/em>, a sort of long journey, this time inspired by&nbsp;<em>The Aeneid<\/em>&nbsp;by Virgil. Between wanderings and realizations, how good is this sequel to Danny Ryan's adventures?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Danny Ryan n\u2019a plus rien. La guerre contre les Italiens a \u00e9t\u00e9 perdue, sa femme est d\u00e9c\u00e9d\u00e9e, la plupart de ses amis aussi, et la fuite des vaincus reste la seule option. D\u00e9rivant jusqu\u2019\u00e0 Los Angeles, la petite troupe voit s\u2019ouvrir les portes d\u2019Hollywood, enfer r\u00e9invent\u00e9 qui les fera peut-\u00eatre tous tomber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lire un roman de Don Winslow, c\u2019est toujours une exp\u00e9rience. Agr\u00e9able d\u2019abord, car on se trouve face \u00e0 une histoire complexe et fluide \u00e0 la fois \u2013 profonde, mais simple. D\u00e9plaisante ensuite, car tout semble fade dans le monde du polar quand on en sort et que l\u2019on envie la facilit\u00e9 avec laquelle l\u2019auteur construit un r\u00e9cit aussi tentaculaire et \u00e0 la langue ais\u00e9e sans jamais perdre le lecteur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<form method=\"post\" action=\"https:\/\/newsletter.infomaniak.com\/external\/submit\" class=\"inf-form\" target=\"_blank\"><input type=\"email\" name=\"email\" style=\"display:none\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"key\"\nvalue=\"eyJpdiI6IlZXRVJGMlRGQUU2alNqUE81bitIUk5adnNVa0c4MllFTStzOHdHT1FQZ3c9IiwidmFsdWUiOiJIYzhwMUVCK1pTNnlhY3MyMmhuZlhReWJqemEwNk93blMxTjFHc0s2VHZrPSIsIm1hYyI6ImVhYTQ5N2I1M2NiYWE4NzBmNjk2NzgzYjliM2Y5NmYzM2E2ZmU3NGQxNTU1ZDFkMTU1MzY5NTdjYjE3ZTJmNTUifQ==\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"webform_id\" value=\"7291\"><style> .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff{ background-color:#f5f5f5;\n\npadding:25px 20px; margin:25px auto; } .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff .inf-content { margin-top:13px;} .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff h4, .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff span, .inf-\nmain_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff label, .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff input, .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff .inf-submit, .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff .inf-success p a { color:#555555;\n\nfont-size:14px; } .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff h4{ font-size:18px; margin:0px 0px 13px 0px; } .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff h4, .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff label{ font-weight:bold; } .inf-\nmain_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff .inf-input { margin-bottom:7px; } .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff label { display:block;} .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff input{ height:35px; color:#999999; border: 1px solid\n\n#E9E9E9; border:none; padding-left:7px; } .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff .inf-input.inf-error label, .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff .inf-input.inf-error span.inf-message{ color: #cc0033; } .inf-\nmain_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff .inf-input.inf-error input{ border: 1px solid #cc0033; } .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff .inf-input input { width:100%;} .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff .inf-input.inf-error\n\nspan.inf-message { display: block; } .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff .inf-submit { text-align:right;} .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff .inf-submit input{ background-color:#777777; color:#ffffff; border:none; font-weight:\n\nnormal; height:auto; padding:7px; } .inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff .inf-submit input.disabled{ opacity: 0.4; } .inf-btn { color: rgb(85, 85, 85); border: medium none; font-weight: normal; height: auto; padding: 7px; display: inline-\nblock; background-color: white; box-shadow: 0px 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.24); border-radius: 2px; line-height: 1em; } .inf-rgpd { margin:25px 0px 15px 0px; color:#555555; } <\/style> <div class=\"inf-main_3000311ca56a1cb93397bc676c0b7fff\">\n\n<h4>NEWSLETTER DU REGARD LIBRE<\/h4> <span>Receive our articles every Sunday.<\/span> <div class=\"inf-success\" style=\"display:none\"> <h4>Your subscription to our weekly newsletter has been successfully registered!<\/h4>\n<p> <a href=\"#\" class=\"inf-btn\">\u00ab<\/a> <\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"inf-content\"> <div class=\"inf-input inf-input-text\"> <input type=\"text\" name=\"inf[1]\" data-inf-meta = \"1\" data-inf-error = \"Merci de renseigner une adresse email\"\nrequired=\"required\" placeholder=\"Email\" > <\/div> <div class=\"inf-submit\"> <input type=\"submit\" name=\"\" value=\"Sign up\"> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/form>\n\n\n\n<p>In&nbsp;<em>City of Dreams<\/em>, ce sont exactement les sensations que procure la lecture. Si l\u2019histoire embo\u00eete presque directement celle du tome pr\u00e9c\u00e9dent, elle s\u2019en d\u00e9tache \u00e9galement sur le champ. Plus question ici de guerre de gang au sens strict, la plupart des personnages rencontr\u00e9s dans&nbsp;<em>The burning city<\/em>&nbsp;sont \u00e9vacu\u00e9s rapidement et toute la vivacit\u00e9 est remplac\u00e9e par une forme d\u2019atonie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>En\u00e9e goes to Hollywood<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Comme dans&nbsp;<em>The burning city<\/em>, Don Winslow mobilise les mythes gr\u00e9co-romains pour construire, en fond, son intrigue. Pourtant, si le premier livre pouvait laisser un doute quant \u00e0 l\u2019inspiration du personnage de Danny Ryan, il est clairement indiqu\u00e9 que ce roman-ci est tir\u00e9 de&nbsp;<em>The Aeneid<\/em>&nbsp;de Virgile. Tout comme le h\u00e9ros, Danny a \u00e9t\u00e9 mis \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9cart des combats de la guerre Troie et a \u00e9t\u00e9 forc\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019exil apr\u00e8s la mort de son \u00e9pouse, avant de d\u00e9river jusqu\u2019aux c\u00f4tes de l\u2019enfer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In\u00a0<em>City of Dreams<\/em>, le royaume d\u2019Had\u00e8s est symbolis\u00e9 par Hollywood. Peut-\u00eatre de fa\u00e7on un peu trop st\u00e9r\u00e9otyp\u00e9e, certes. V\u00e9ritable panier de crabes o\u00f9 mafia, producteurs et autres m\u00e8res d\u2019enfants-stars cherchent \u00e0 se placer et \u00e0 gagner le gros lot, voil\u00e0 un terreau de jeu que Don Winslow utilise pour \u00e9gratigner le fameux r\u00eave am\u00e9ricain et les quarts d\u2019heure de gloire vains. N\u00e9anmoins, si l\u2019exercice est amusant, il est peut-\u00eatre un peu dat\u00e9 et fait surtout patiner l\u2019histoire assez radicalement. En effet, pass\u00e9 la premi\u00e8re partie servant d\u2019\u00e9tat des lieux, l\u2019\u00e9criture semble s\u2019alourdir et le r\u00e9cit stagner jusqu\u2019\u00e0 se conclure en une sorte d\u2019\u00abanti-polar\u00bb assez surprenant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Read also | <a href=\"https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/en\/tag\/bret-easton-ellis-the-greatest-living-american-author\/\">Bret Easton Ellis, le plus grand auteur am\u00e9ricain vivant?<\/a><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>Si le thriller n\u2019a pas de formes d\u00e9finies ni d\u2019\u00e9l\u00e9ments fixes, la deuxi\u00e8me partie de&nbsp;<em>City of Dreams<\/em>&nbsp;laisse de c\u00f4t\u00e9 son sujet et nombre de ses protagonistes pour se focaliser, en parall\u00e8le, sur une banale histoire d\u2019amour et sur deux personnages peu caract\u00e9ris\u00e9s. Ce choix sc\u00e9naristique, coupl\u00e9 \u00e0 la condamnation imm\u00e9diate de la quasi-totalit\u00e9 des portes laiss\u00e9es ouvertes au tome pr\u00e9c\u00e9dent, donne un aspect tr\u00e8s \u00e9trange \u00e0 ce roman. Un peu comme si Michael Corleone du&nbsp;<em>Sponsor<\/em>&nbsp;partait en lune de miel \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9tranger et que l\u2019on ne parlait plus de ses affaires pendant une heure de film.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>En r\u00e9sulte une lecture toujours agr\u00e9able, mais dont on se demande si elle nous m\u00e8nera quelque part. Reste \u00e9galement une certaine tension install\u00e9e par le prologue, mais dont la r\u00e9solution fait p\u00e2le figure face \u00e0 ce que Winslow a pu \u00e9crire par le pass\u00e9. Sans oublier la joie de retrouver des personnages attachants pour la suite de leurs aventures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Write to the author:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:mathieu.vuillerme@leregardlibre.com\">mathieu.vuillerme@leregardlibre.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">You've just read an open-access review. Debates, analyses, cultural news:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/en\/subscription\/\">subscribe<\/a>\u00a0to support us and get access to all our content!<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:20% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/la-cite-des-reves.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-519408 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/la-cite-des-reves.jpg 400w, https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/la-cite-des-reves-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/la-cite-des-reves-103x150.jpg 103w, https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/la-cite-des-reves-300x439.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Don Winslow<br><em>City of Dreams<\/em><br>Harpercollins France&nbsp;<br>2023&nbsp;<br>432 pages<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-send-a-message\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.payot.ch\/Detail\/la_cite_des_reves-don_winslow-9791033913832\">Order the book<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After the first volume, \u00abThe City in Flames\u00bb, Don Winslow returns this year with \u00abThe City of Dreams\u00bb, a long journey inspired this time by Virgil's \u00abAeneid\u00bb. 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