In the Absence of Men
From the author of the international bestseller Lie with Me comes the tale of an affair between an aristocratic teenager and a soldier, as they discover the possibilities and perils of first love. Summer, 1916. With German Zeppelins on the skyline, the men of Paris are off at war. For Vincent, sixteen and still too young to fight, this moment of dread is also a moment of possibility. An electrifying encounter with Marcel, an enigmatic middle-aged writer, draws Vincent's desires out into the light. As he's taken under Marcel's wing, Vincent begins a dangerous affair with Arthur, the son of his governess and a young soldier on leave. Together, they share a secret that everyone seems to know and yet everyone remains silent about. In this stunning portrait of young love, Philippe Besson depicts a young man who plays by his own rules and is not afraid of who he is. In the afternoons, Vincent is mentored by Marcel, the great novelist, in the city's opulent caf s as they draw the judgment of
Vous parler de mon fils
Vous parler de mon fils
Lie With Me
A man passing through the French village of his youth revisits the passionate and secret love affair he had with another boy when they were teens after seeing someone who strongly resembles his long lost lover. 50,000 first printing.
In the Absence of Men
FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF LIE WITH ME It is the summer of 1916 and, with German Zeppelins on the skyline, the men of Paris are off at war. For Vincent, the sixteen-year-old son of a prestigious family, the tranquillity of the city sits at odd...
Paris-Briançon
Paris-Briançon
Lie With Me
Just outside a hotel in Bordeaux, Philippe, a famous writer, chances upon a young man who bears a striking resemblance to his first love. What follows is a look back to Philippe's teenage years, to a winter morning in 1984, a small French high school, and a carefully timed encounter between two seventeen-year-olds. It's the start of a secret, intensely passionate, world-altering love affair between Philippe and his classmate, Thomas. Dazzlingly rendered by Molly Ringwald, the acclaimed actor and writer, in her first-ever translation, Besson's exquisitely moving coming-of-age story captures the tenderness of first love - and the heart-breaking passage of time.
Lie with Me
'I remember the movement of his hips pressing against the pinball machine. This one sentence had me in its grip until the end. Two young men find each other, always fearing that life itself might be the villain standing in their way. A stunning and heart-gripping tale.' --Andr Aciman, author of Call Me by Your Name A New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice The critically acclaimed, internationally beloved novel by Philippe Besson--'this year's Call Me By Your Name' (Vulture) with raves in The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, NPR, Vanity Fair, Vogue, O, The Oprah Magazine, and Out--about an affair between two teenage boys in 1984 France, translated with subtle beauty and haunting lyricism by the iconic and internationally acclaimed actress and writer Molly Ringwald. In this 'sexy, pure, and radiant story' (Out), Philippe chances upon a young man outside a hotel in Bordeaux who bears a striking resemblance to his first love. What follows is a look back at the
Arrete avec tes mensonges
Arrête avec tes mensonges
Esto No Es Noticia (Novela Crimen Real) / This Is Not News (True Crime Novel)
La fuerza ficticia de esta novela, inspirada en hechos reales, s lo puede ser igualada con la pluma sobria de Philippe Besson, un escritor en la cima de su carrera , La Provenza Pap acaba de matar a mam . Tras la conmoci n por la inaudita noticia que le dio su hermana, el primog nito alerta a la polic a y toma el primer tren. Atenazado por el remordimiento por haberse ido a la capital a estudiar danza y haber dejado a la peque a L a con sus inestables padres, una vez en casa se topa con la dura realidad: polic as, el cuerpo de su madre, su padre fugitivo y su hermana traumatizada. Tras el shock, el hijo retrocede en el tiempo para intentar indagar c mo terminaron en esta pesadilla. Las se ales estaban ah , pero nadie quiso verlas... Basada en hechos reales, Esto no es noticia arroja una luz nica sobre un oscuro tema desde la perspectiva de las v ctimas invisibles de la violencia, que es a n m s tr gica cuando se asienta en el seno de una familia. Con sensibilidad y sobriedad, alejadas
