Le jeu et la chandelle

Synopsis of Le jeu et la chandelle

At forty-five, François Ribeyrac, editor-in-chief of a prestigious newspaper, feels weary of his superficial social success. One morning, he decides to leave everything behind and heads to his native village in Corrèze, accompanied by his friend Jacques Trarieux, who is equally disillusioned. Together, they embark on a nostalgic journey to the places of their childhood, a quest for meaning that confronts them with their roots and the call of the open road. In this novel, Denis Tillinac explores his favorite themes with finesse: nostalgia, the taste for roots, and the spirit of youth that persists beneath the appearances of adulthood. It is a poetic and melancholic work about farewells and the search for personal truth, carried by a masterful pen.