AGOTADO EN ESTE MOMENTO
Acerca de este artículo
Product Identifiers
PublisherScribner
ISBN-101668089823
ISBN-139781668089828
eBay Product ID (ePID)9072080786
Product Key Features
Original LanguageFrench
Book TitleIn the Absence of Men : a Novel
Number of Pages176 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicLgbt / Gay, Coming of Age, Literary
GenreFiction
AuthorPhilippe Besson
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight5.5 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Publication Year2025
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2024-056258
Reviews" In the Absence of Men is a short, bold and original novel which beautifully captures the romance and amorality of gilded youth. It is particularly notable for a totally convincing portrait of Proust." -- Independent "Besson is brave to include Proust but his courage pays off: this is a beautiful, dreamily experimental novel unafraid of describing either joy or pain." -- Metro
SynopsisFrom the author of the international bestseller Lie with Me comes the tale of an affair between an aristocratic teenager and a soldier, as they discover the possibilities and perils of first love. Summer, 1916 . With German Zeppelins on the skyline, the men of Paris are off at war. For Vincent, sixteen and still too young to fight, this moment of dread is also a moment of possibility. An electrifying encounter with Marcel, an enigmatic middle-aged writer, draws Vincent's desires out into the light. As he's taken under Marcel's wing, Vincent begins a dangerous affair with Arthur, the son of his governess and a young soldier on leave. Together, they share a secret that everyone seems to know and yet everyone remains silent about. In this stunning portrait of young love, Philippe Besson depicts a young man who plays by his own rules and is not afraid of who he is. In the afternoons, Vincent is mentored by Marcel, the great novelist, in the city's opulent cafés as they draw the judgment of society. And at night, he hides Arthur in his bedroom as the two risk everything to be together. Their affair initiates them into a world of pleasure and shields them from the encroaching war. During this magical week away from the trenches, Vincent shelters Arthur with happiness, reassuring him, "Nothing will happen to you." Tender and harrowing, In the Absence of Men captures how exhilarating and heart-crushing it is to fall in love for the first time. Besson's award-winning novel "beautifully captures the romance and amorality of gilded youth" ( The Independent ).
LC Classification NumberPQ2702.E84E513 2025
