CRITICS – Publication of False Windowsthe very first novel by the author of Friday, which foreshadows the work to come. It also includes his correspondence with his German friend spanning almost five decades. A fascinating read.
A 13-year-old boy, an isolated castle, a strange tutor, a couple of angels, monsters, an obsession with the transformed body, considerations on founding myths… And a certain taste for provocation. These are the ingredients of Michel Tournier, The False Windows publication accompanied by the second volume of his correspondence with his German friend and translator, Hellmut Wallerto mark the centenary of the author’s birth. Meteors.
In 1950, Tournier failed the agrégation in philosophy, after studying in Tübingen, southern Germany, his second homeland. This failure, as destructive as it was seminal, led him to turn to fiction and the novel. Before the publication in 1967 of Friday or Pacific Limbo he had already made a few trial gallops. Two fictions in the form of a Diary, set in the 1950s, featuring the characters of Michel Amercœur and Cromorne, who foreshadowed Abel Tiffauges…
This article is reserved for subscribers. You still have 86% to discover.