by Yann Moix · French and European Publications Inc · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9782246713210
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«Naissance» is the novel by Yann Moix, published by French and European Publications Inc in paperback (1142 pages, in French).
A coming-of-age novel that follows a child rejected by his family and his gradual discovery of a vocation as a writer, influenced by an eccentric character named Marc-Astolphe Oh. The work pays homage to literature, with chapters dedicated to Stendhal, Faulkner, Gide and Bataille, and recreates the French publishing world of the 1970s.
Published in 2013, it won the Prix Renaudot that year, a distinction noted on the cover. The book carries the subtitle 'roman'.
For readers of contemporary French fiction interested in coming-of-age novels and lengthy works with literary references.
Yann Moix is a French author, film director and media commentator. The author of fifteen novels and the recipient of several literary prizes, he has also directed two feature films and was a columnist on the talk show On n'est pas couché.
