Description
A surreal, tragicomic love story unfolds around Colin, a wealthy young man whose devotion to Chloe is tested by a fate as strange as it is heartbreaking. As Chloe’s illness—rooted in her lungs—turns ordinary life into a dreamlike maze of longing and absurdity, Colin is drawn into a world where language itself seems to froth and dance. In parallel, a newlywed man confronts a rare condition that can be eased only by surrounding his wife with flowers, turning tenderness into ritual and care into an almost impossible task. With Boris Vian’s signature blend of whimsical wordplay, lyrical oddness, and bittersweet emotional clarity, this novel explores love’s fragility, the body’s vulnerability, and the ways imagination tries—sometimes comically, sometimes desperately—to outpace tragedy.
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paperback
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Published Oct 8, 2015
24 pages
ISBN: 9782806269218
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Details
First Published
1947
Language
fra
Translation
From: fra
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