6/24/2023 0 Comments Lie with me book![]() Others have this right, and they exercise it freely. It seems crazy not to be able to show our happiness. Besides the mirrorings within the plot itself (two young men a secret, seemingly fatalistic romance), there is also a 1980s setting and an overarching tone of palpable, near-agonising nostalgia. It is not without remarkable similarities to the much-adored sensation Call Me By Your Name – the writer of which has described Besson’s work as ‘stunning and heart-gripping’. It is a passionate and lovelorn account of desire, shame, regret, longing and identity – a short, though sweet and shattering tale of love and loss. The story is narrated by esteemed writer Philippe, whose chance encounter with a stunning young boy plunges him in to recollections of his youth and blistering first love: Thomas Andrieu. Now it is finally being introduced into the anglophone world, with a translation provided by one-time film starlet and all-round babe Molly Ringwald – which is as bizarre as it is exciting. In the meantime, it achieved bestseller status and even won the Maison de la Presse prize. ![]() ![]() Philippe Besson’s novella Lie With Me, which is set for release in the UK today, has taken l’hexagone by storm since its publication there over a year ago. Once again, I had the wonderful fortune – courtesy of Netgalley and Penguin, who kindy sent me a proof in exchange for an honest review – of enjoying a book ahead of its release. On to something a little different for this review: modern French lit. I am this young man there, in the winter of Barbezieux. ![]()
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