by René de Obaldia · Grasset & Fasquelle · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782246574613
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«La passion d'Émile» is the novel by René de Obaldia, published by Grasset & Fasquelle in paperback (140 pages, in French).
Émile becomes obsessed with his pregnant wife's belly until the pregnancy becomes the center of his existence. When the child is born, the attention of his wife, friends and colleagues turns to the baby, and Émile feels rejected and excluded. His descent into madness is narrated with passion, lyricism and black humor.
The novel was published in 1998. René de Obaldia, also a playwright, was received into the Académie française in 2000 and his theatrical work is performed worldwide.
For readers of French literature in its original language, especially those who appreciate black humor and poetic narration.
