M-1! While Christmas TV films are gradually invading TV channels and new romantic comedies, set in the middle of the end-of-year holidays, are gradually finding their way into the reading piles of genre addicts, the editions of Le Livre de Poche Since October 30, 2024, they have been offering a new seasonal release… minus the glitter! It is in fact a collective work entitled The worst Christmas and imagined by La Ligue de l'Imaginaire: created by Franck Thilliez, Henri Loevenbruck, Olivier Descosse and Maxime Chattam, this group of French-speaking writers gathered in 2008 notably highlights science fiction, crime fiction and thrillers. But The worst Christmas has a little extra something: the copyright of this low-cost book is donated to Rire doctor, an association which works with actors with hospitalized children.
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“The Worst of Christmases”: a charitable collection of Christmas short stories… for adults!
On the menu of this charitable work, we find names well known to readers of the genre such as Olivier Norek, author of thrillers recently nominated for the Goncourt 2024 with Winter WarriorsBernard Minier, who offers a new pocket book to wait before the return of Martin Servaz, Bernard Werber, Barbara Abel, Niko Tackian, Alexis Laipsker and Mathias Malzieu. Without forgetting three of the co-creators of La Ligue de l'Imaginaire: Olivier Descosse, Franck Thilliez and Maxime Chattam. Everyone signed a piece of news: “ There really is something for all genres: you will laugh with some, others are very dark or make you think. You have Santa Claus in all his forms! », explained the author of Prime timewhich has just been published by Albin Michel. Be careful though: “ But it is clearly for adults, it should not be given to children or little cousins! “, he said with a laugh.
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Maxime Chattam: “I imagined a Santa Claus who is not very friendly…”
But what does the author of the adventure and science fiction novel have in store for readers? Lux ? « I imagined a Santa Claus who is not very friendly. An evil Santa Claus, who turns out to be a child killer and kidnaps them! But he finds himself stalked by a character who we don't really know if he's a cop or if he's the real Santa Claus… », he presented in a few words. In short, with The Worst of ChristmasesNew Year's Eve will be a little different this year!
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