by Franz-Olivier Giesbert · FRANCE LOISIRS/ GRASSET ET FASQUELLE · tapa dura · ISBN 9782724272611
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«L'affreux» is the novel by Franz-Olivier Giesbert published by France Loisirs/Grasset and Fasquelle in 1993, in hardcover (330 pages, in French).
The novel follows Aristide, a young man nicknamed «l'affreux» for his habit of saying «afreusetés» and for not being handsome. To ingratiate himself, he resorts to charm, mockery and humor. Accused of a crime he did not commit, he flees and travels across France in a picaresque adventure, from which he draws a philosophy about life and society.
The novel was awarded the Grand Prix du Roman de l'Académie française.
Franz-Olivier Giesbert is an American-born French journalist, author, and television presenter.
