Et si c'était niais ?

Synopsis of Et si c'était niais ?

«Et si c'était niais ?» is the crime novel by Pascal Fioretto, published by Magnard in paperback (174 pages, in French).

A series of kidnappings of successful writers rocks the French publishing world. Commissioner Adam Seberg investigates the case while, chapter by chapter, the narrative imitates the style of contemporary authors with distorted names, combining crime intrigue, literary parody and humor.

Educational edition from Magnard's Classiques & Contemporains collection (no. 100 bis); the commentaries are by Laure Neel and Nathalie Gonnard and the volume includes an interview with the author.

Aimed at secondary school and high school students within the French education system, especially for working on parody and literary rewriting.