Rien ne s'oppose à la nuit

Synopsis of Rien ne s'oppose à la nuit

«Rien ne s'oppose à la nuit» is the novel by Delphine de Vigan, published by Le Livre de Poche in paperback (408 pages, in French).

Delphine de Vigan explores her mother's life and family memory to reconstruct her story. The narrative combines the noisy joy of a family with the echo of the dead and the progressive family disaster, while reflecting on the destructive power of language and silence, and on the link between writing and life.

The work won the Prix du roman Fnac, the Prix Renaudot des lycéens and the Prix roman France Télévisions in 2011, and the Grand prix des lectrices de Elle in 2012.

For readers of literary and contemporary fiction interested in family memory and autobiographical narratives.