Leaving Town
Publisher
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Stock
Parution date
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2000
EAN
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9782234052956
Description
After the huge success of L’Inceste, which was at the center of an intense intellectual debate in France, Christine Angot endured a difficult ordeal. With its provocative title and content, and the strong personality of its author, L’Inceste became the catalyst for a media battle over Angot. Criticized, yet constantly in demand, Angot decided to write the daily chronicle of her success and disappointment, and at the same time find a way to leave town and the life she had before. Quitter la ville is the immodest confession of a writer sapped by doubt and lack of self-confidence, but who, despite her pretension, strength and bitterness, paid close attention day after day to sales figures, reviews, anonymous letters, and her editor’s remarks. A true work in progress, Quitter la ville provides a behind-the-scenes look at the making of an important literary event.
Author
Christine Angot : Christine Angot published the bestselling L’Inceste in 1999. Quitter la ville follows exactly one year later.
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