What to read this week? Here are the suggestions from our journalists.
Leiller on her : A Goncourt with certain charm
“This unexpected Goncourt, elected to the 14e turn, perhaps surprised many who expected to see the novel by Éric Reinhardt or that of Gaspard Koenig win the prize. But when reading it, we do not fail to detect an undeniable charm. It’s the kind of novel with classic beauty and timeless style, which we will undoubtedly read with the same pleasure in 10 or 20 years. A writing whose poetic musicality is reminiscent of that of Éric Chacour in What I know about you », writes our journalist Laila Maalouf.
The heir : Touching story from a son of immigrants
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The heir
“How do you define your identity when you navigate between two cultures and two worlds? Through the voice of his character, Michael Gouveia, a young author born in Montreal to Portuguese parents, tells with sincerity the identity conflict of a son of immigrants,” writes our journalist Laila Maalouf.
The alchemies : A novel as dark as a Goya painting
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The alchemies
“A foray into the tragic excesses and experiments of young medical students, even into the darkness of the catacombs where a secret society of doctors will be created, this dark and daring novel explores the destructive impulses hidden behind the great genius and the demon of knowledge,” writes our journalist Laila Maalouf.
Freshly arrived at the bookseller
Among all the books that have recently arrived in bookstores, here are a few that caught our attention.