Alma se réveille à quatre heures du matin. Dans un hôpital psychiatrique. Deux jours plus tôt, elle fêtait ses trente ans. Écrivain prometteur, Alma est une jeune Parisienne ambitieuse qui vit avec Paul depuis plusieurs années ; tout lui sourit. Et, d’un coup, tout bascule. Son angoisse va l’emporter dans une errance aussi violente qu’incontrôlable et la soumettre à d’imprévisibles pulsions destructrices.Que s’est-il passé pendant ces quarante-huit heures ?
A breathtaking book confirming Claire Berest's inexhaustible talent as a storyteller' Elle 'Deliciously unique and unpredictable ... this novel blossoms like a poisonous flower' Le Journal du Dimanche 'An astonishing thriller' Libération Abel Bac, a police officer, has been suspended from duty for unknown reasons. Haunted by a recurring nightmare, he walks the streets of Paris hoping to lose himself in the city, but somehow, he always finds his way home. All that gives Abel comfort are the ninety-four orchids which populate his small apartment. In museums across Paris something strange is happening. A white horse appears in the library of the Pompidou Centre. Then stuffed wolves are displayed in a gallery, dressed in fine garments and drinking tea. The police are baffled and Abel, who is somehow linked to it all, is becoming more and more unnerved. Soon, the hidden darkness of his life will rise to the surface and lead him to Mila, the mysterious artist at the heart of this enigma. And then he discovers that nothing about these events is coincidental . . .
A breathtaking book confirming Claire Berest's inexhaustible talent as a storyteller' Elle 'Deliciously unique and unpredictable ... this novel blossoms like a poisonous flower' Le Journal du Dimanche 'An astonishing thriller' Libération Abel Bac, a police officer, has been suspended from duty for unknown reasons. Haunted by a recurring nightmare, he walks the streets of Paris hoping to lose himself in the city, but somehow, he always finds his way home. All that gives Abel comfort are the ninety-four orchids which populate his small apartment. In museums across Paris something strange is happening. A white horse appears in the library of the Pompidou Centre. Then stuffed wolves are displayed in a gallery, dressed in fine garments and drinking tea. The police are baffled and Abel, who is somehow linked to it all, is becoming more and more unnerved. Soon, the hidden darkness of his life will rise to the surface and lead him to Mila, the mysterious artist at the heart of this enigma. And then he discovers that nothing about these events is coincidental . . .
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1995. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived
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