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On the way to reality – selected works, Emmanuel Carrère
The famous Quarto de Gallimard collection brings together novels, stories, articles and reports by the French writer, director and reporter published over the last 40 years, with photos from his personal archives. We can look at “The Mustache”, “A Russian Novel” or “The Adversary”, which marked a turning point in his career, but also texts such as “Why I love cinema” and “How I completely failed my interview” by Discover Catherine Deneuve. For all fans of the Limonov author.
Towards Reality – Selected Works
Quarto Gallimard
1024 pages
Our flowers, Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette and Mathilde Cinq-Mars
The author of “The Woman Who Flees” and the illustrator who has already signed the album with her. This time, the heroines were inspired by the flowers that grow in the province’s fields – willowherb, yarrow, mullein, forget-me-not and burdock – to create a beautiful, small-format book that will make you dream of summer.
Our flowers
Leaf seller
96 pages
The father’s son, Víctor del Árbol
The Catalan author has written a very dark novel that delves into Spanish history through the story of three generations of men who were drawn to violence. The plot begins with a university professor admitting to torturing and killing a man, then we travel back in time to the Civil War with his father and grandfather. A story that explores transference, the filial relationship and the father’s love.
Father’s son
Southern Laws
368 pages
Kind regards in Kingscroft, Mylène Gilbert-Dumas
It is the sequel to the novel Christmas at Kingscroft, which reconnects with Rabih and Clarisse. The new couple seems perfectly happy until the unexpected arrival of Rabih’s mother upsets the balance of the small Estrie community.
All the best in Kingscroft
VLB
176 pages
The murderer is on the loose, Anne Fleischman
L’assassin est dans la nature, the Montreal author’s fourth novel (which will be on display at the Montreal Book Fair next weekend), takes us on the trail of the murderer of a fashionable architect. A friendly retired gynecologist from Montreal and a police officer from Rhode Island lead the investigation in a charming Atlantic setting.
The assassin is at large
Glenat Quebec
280 pages
The ring on the finger, Eva Ionesco
The French actress and director was married to the writer Simon Liberati, who wrote a book (Eva, 2015) inspired by his fascination with the woman who became his wife and who had to pose naked for her mother for years during his childhood, a famous photographer. Here she talks about this marriage in which seduction and literature formed a dangerous mixture.
The ring on the finger
Robert Laffont
496 pages