CHRONICLE – Bellanger tries to rewrite “Lost Illusions” by replacing journalism with a political party. We recognize people. In the past, it was called a roman à clef. Today, it is said to be a satire of the political-media environment.
This article comes from Figaro Magazine
Every literary rentrée, I feel like an inspector of finished works. I check the work of my colleagues, I verify the solidity of the “shell”. Regarding Aurélien Bellanger’s new novel, I had to fight to convince my editor-in-chief. May he forgive me for revealing our private text messages.
– What do you think of the Last Days of the Socialist Party? I feel like we need to talk about this.
– Bellanger irritates me a little but you do what you want.
– He is worse than irritating: arrogant.
– With unreadable books.
– He has just left Gallimard for Le Seuil and the New Obs for nothing. He cut his hair and shaved his beard. In short, he is a modern-day adventurer.
– For me, this guy is nothing. Nothingness.
– That’s why I want to talk about it.
– Why be interested in nothingness?
– Because nothingness exists, chief. Nothingness is still 500 pages long. On page 111, Bellanger writes that “nothingness has something to say to him personally”
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