Philippe Besson
In 1999, Besson, who was a jurist at that time, was inspired to write his first novel, In the Absence of Men, while reading some accounts of ex-servicemen of the First World War. The novel won the Emmanuel-Roblès prize. L'Arrière-saison, published in 2002, won the Grand Prix RTL-Lire 2003. Un garçon d'Italie was nominated for the Goncourt and the Médicis prizes. Seeing that his works aroused so much interest, Philippe Besson then decided to dedicate himself exclusively to his writing.
Lie With Me
Philippe Besson
The award-winning, bestselling French novel by Philippe Besson about an affair between two teenage boys in 1984 France, translated with subtle beauty and haunting lyricism by the iconic and internationally acclaimed actress/writer Molly Ringwald. We drive at high speed along back roads, through woods, vineyards, and oat fields. The bike smells like gasoline and makes a lot of noise, and sometimes I’m frightened when the wheels slip on the gravel on the dirt road, but the only thing that matters is that I’m holding on to him, that I’m holding on to him outside.Just outside a hotel in Bordeaux, Philippe chances upon a young man who bears a striking resemblance to his first love. What follows is a look back at the relationship he’s never forgotten, a hidden affair with a gorgeous boy named Thomas during their last year of high school. Without ever acknowledging they know each other in the halls, they steal time to meet in secret, carrying on a passionate, world-altering affair.Dazzlingly rendered in English by Ringwald in her first-ever translation, Besson’s powerfully moving coming-of-age story captures the eroticism and tenderness of first love—and the heartbreaking passage of time.
« Arrête avec tes mensonges »
Philippe Besson
De passage dans sa région natale, le narrateur, qui n'est autre que Philippe Besson, aperçoit au détour d'une rue une silhouette dont la ressemblance avec son premier amour le frappe immédiatement. La rencontre a eu lieu vingt-cinq ans plus tôt, entre l'un, plutôt timide et fils d'instituteur et l'autre, enfant de paysans, charismatique et mystérieux.
Vivre vite
Philippe Besson
" Regardez-moi bien. Qui sait si je serai encore là demain... " Aussi célèbre soit-il, James Dean, symbole de la jeunesse éternelle, demeure toujours aussi insaisissable. Vivre vite, roman choral tout en nuances, dresse, à travers la voix de ses proches, le portrait intime d'un garçon de l'Indiana, inconsolable et myope, turbulent mais d'une beauté irrésistible, qui s'est donné à tous, sans jamais appartenir à personne : un acteur incandescent devenu, en trois films et un accident de voiture, une icône intemporelle.
In the Absence of Men
Philippe Besson
Deixa-te de Mentiras
Philippe Besson
Este premiado romance de Philippe Besson, «o Brokeback Mountain francês», como o classificou a revista Elle, conta a história de amor entre dois rapazes adolescentes na França de 1984. À entrada de um hotel em Bordéus um conhecido escritor cruza-se com um jovem estranhamente parecido com o seu primeiro amor, Thomas. Olha então para trás, para uma relação nunca esquecida, uma relação escondida do último ano do liceu. O erotismo e a ternura de um primeiro amor e a dor da perda e da passagem do tempo.
Publicado em 2017 e galardoado com o Prémio Maison de la Presse, Deixa-te de Mentiras está a ser adaptado para o cinema. A sua versão em língua inglesa obteve um assinalável êxito internacional: Melhor Livro LGBTQ da Oprah Magazine, Escolha do Editor da New York Times Book Review e Melhor Romance Gay da The Advocate.
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