Discreetly, book after book, Gaëlle Josse builds a literary work composed of sensitive novels with impeccable style.
Books that always leave traces in the heart of those who read them. His most recent novels were all excellent: let us think of A woman in backlight, This morning Or Father’s Night, Josse always succeeds in creating endearing characters and atmospheres that are both familiar and a little oppressive. With what do they think about, those who sleep flees? she abandons the novel for a collection of microfictions (her choice of words), or very short stories which all revolve around the theme of the night. What does the night hide? What do people experience after dark? Dramas, secrets, unspeakable truths, deep sorrows or great passions… the night gives them another dimension.
The theme is rich and really well exploited by Josse who achieves a real tour de force. It takes incredible talent to establish a character, a context and a setting in a few lines while avoiding repetition.
The little stories imagined by the author are all very well mastered. They follow one another smoothly and surprise us each time with their color and originality.
Touching, astonishing, gripping, Gaëlle Josse’s microfictions are like diaphanous and elegant lace, masterfully mastered by a writer who you absolutely must discover if you haven’t already done so. Assured crush.
What do they think about, those who escape from sleep?
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217 pages