Philippe Djian, trans. from the French by Bruce Benderson. Simon & Schuster, $16 trade paper (208p) ISBN 978-1-4516-0759-8
Most readers should have no problem accepting the implausible premise of this wonderfully trashy stand-alone from Djian (Unforgivable). Marc, a creative-writing professor at a rural French university, has discovered one of the great perks of the job:
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Philippe Djian, Author, Mark Polizzotti, Editor, Howard Buten, Translator Grove Press $17.95 (341p) ISBN 978-1-55584-112-6
Djian's five novels have won acclaim in Europe, and the present one was a bestseller later adapted into an offbeat film. It's not likely, however, that this tedious and melodramatic on-the-road novel of the most formless kind will have much impact...
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Philippe Djian, Author, Euan Cameron, Translator , trans. from the French by Euan Cameron. Simon & Schuster $24 (213p) ISBN 978-1-4391-6441-9
Billed as a literary thriller, this clever if downbeat novel from French author Djian (Betty Blue
) is likely to appeal more to mainstream readers than genre fans. Francis, a fussy, 60-year-old writer, and his second wife, who live in a tiny village
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Philippe Djian, trans. from the French by Michael Katims. Other Press, $15.95 trade paper (208p) ISBN 978-1-59051-915-8
Djian’s slim, disturbing novel, already a controversial bestseller in France, is unsparing and fiercely intelligent. The book begins with narrator Michèle on her living room floor after being raped by an unknown attacker. Michèle, “nearing fifty,...
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Philipe Djian, trans. from the French by Mark Polizzotti. Other Press, $15.99 trade paper (224p) ISBN 978-1-59051-987-5
Two 30-something veterans who served in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Yemen grapple with assimilating back into civilian life in this abrasive novel from French writer Djian (Elle). In a small, unnamed town, Mona, 18, unexpectedly shows up to crash with...
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