by Catherine Texier · J'ai lu · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782290303672
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«Les draps neufs» is the novel by Catherine Texier published by J'ai lu in paperback format (192 pages, in French).
After almost twenty years of passionate relationship and two children, the protagonist sees her partner gradually drift away amid lies and half-truths until announcing the separation. Written as a diary of the breakup, the narrative traces the mourning for the loved one, the persistence of desire, and the difficult learning of rediscovering oneself.
Novel published in 2000.
Aimed at readers of contemporary French fiction and those who enjoy intimate stories about love, loss, and personal reconstruction.
Catherine Texier, novelist, journalist, and creative writing professor, was born and raised in France and now lives in New York City. She is the author of four novels, Victorine (2004), Chloé l'Atlantique (1983), Love Me Tender (1987) and Panic Blood (1990), and a memoir, Breakup (1999). She was the coeditor of the literary magazine Between C & D, is a regular contributor to The New York Times, and has written for Newsday, ELLE, Harper's Bazaar, Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, and Nerve.com. She also edited the anthologies Between C and D: New Writing from the Lower East Side Fiction Magazine (1988) and Love is Strange: Tales of Postmodern Romance (1993), both with former spouse Joel Rose.
