by Malika Wagner · Actes Sud · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782742734030
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«Le Château d'eau» is the psychological novel by French author Malika Wagner, published by Actes Sud in paperback (136 pages, in French).
Zohra, a young woman convinced that work will give her life meaning, finds herself overwhelmed by discouragement. She discovers a swimming pool near her offices and turns her daily swim into a clandestine ritual, though that refuge hides traps. The novel portrays interchangeable contemporary individuals, doomed to submission or performance.
First edition in August 2001. Other works by Malika Wagner published by Actes Sud: Terminus Nord (1992), En attendant Isabelle (1998) and Landing (2010).
For readers interested in intimate portraits of social and workplace pressure.
