We no longer present Eric Fottorino (The world, the weekly the 1…) Who puts a little of himself in Fosco, this young writer that we follow in his career in the Parisian literary environment of the 90s. Falsely autobiographical in a way, but truly nostalgic in this rereading of a strange period although not far away from today.
It is in the premises of the Losange editions, in the 90s, that an improbable trio formed but which marks the novel from its first pages: Foscorino, known as Fosco, a young ambitious writer who deposits his literary test with the publisher, strongly supported by Clara, his literary agent who also manages the career of Said, an Algerian author committed but pursued by extremists. Stories of strong, artistic friendships, but also a mixed love story, seized with a fervent and characteristic atmosphere: the Parisian literary environment at the peak of a finishing century, but which does not yet know the crisis of paper format and the development of new technologies.
In the manner of Patrick Modianwhich we think strongly over the pages, Eric Fottorino Parsème his book of soft naturalist touches, seizes emotions, small moments of grace, fever, desire or renunciation, these little moments that strong, committed, intellectual relationships are experiencing … Clara always gets carried away too much, Said fears for her life, for her family while wanting to burn her life by all the pieces, and finally Foscorino, arriving in this environment, The publication of his first novel, embarked with strength and curiosity in a world which he does not know and which will galvanize him. We follow with tenderness and passion this Jules and Jim literary, because a sweet melancholy emanates from the start of the text. The author, who probably traces memories of his own existence, takes a look imbued with nostalgia and poetry on his protagonists, carried away in this whirlwind of writings, politics, rage and love.
-Beyond the anecdotes of this special year experienced by the narrator accompanied by his two acolytes in this sweet tumult, Sensitive people Above all, addresses the power of writing: the one that brings together, the one that carries into anger or rebellions, the one that dares and the one that makes you dream. A strong power for fragile beings. But also a writing as an outlet, a necessity. As Fosco says so well: ” The century ended up and in this uncertain in-between devoured the intuition that writing could approach the mystery of life. Give me a chance, the only one perhaps, to understand mine »
Jean-François Lahorgue
