This week, the Fnac novel prize opened the literary prize ball and unveiled the list of its finalists. Franck Bouysse, who has already won a prize for Né d'un no femme , (La Manufacture de livres), was chosen for his novel Buveurs de vent , published by Albin Michel. A dark book that one could have found from the pen of an American like Ron Rash or Donald Ray Pollock.
What did the readers of the Figaro Reading Club think? The editorial staff invited members of its literary group on Facebook to read the book and write a review.
A story of great intensity, forged with poetry
Caroline Dauga is absolutely won over. “Franck Bouysse has changed publishing house but rest assured, he hasn't lost any of his splendor! So here it is at Albin Michel with a very nice title, Buveurs de vent . A noir novel served by flamboyant writing. A story of great intensity, forged with poetry. We keep the suspense a little, the rustling silence of the summer wind, but there is breath in these pages. Buveurs de vent is a book that spreads out, that settles down, that permeates, that lasts ... Pure Bouysse in all its splendor! ”
A dark novel with chiseled sentences
According to Joëlle Delmoitiez, “Franck Bouysse weaves his web, patiently, masterfully. In the course of his finely crafted sentences, he captures us and leads us into a closed door where the thirst for love and freedom confronts hatred and evil. The characters are formidably encamped, like Elie, battered by life but always benevolent and anxious to rekindle the spark of humanity that life has extinguished in those he loves. A dark novel but the drinkers of wind carry with them the hope that the future will be better and fairer.
A story on the border between fairy tale and the strange
For Catherine Brun, Franck Bouysse delivers an accomplished novel. “In a remote valley, between the dam and the power station run by Joyce, a mysterious, tyrannical and mad boss, live four children, three brothers and a sister united forever. Life is rough between a violent father and a mother locked in her bigotry. A series of dramatic events will upset this too calm city, its docile inhabitants, and will shake a social system that we believed to be immutable. In a sumptuous and poetic writing, Franck Bouysse delivers a story at the border between fairy tale and the strange, illuminated by the power of this brotherly love. "
Magnetic style
Magali Bertrand enjoyed her reading. “Like an age-old viaduct thrown between our lives and his novels, Franck Bouysse's magnetic style never ceases to take us to the other shore, that of his world of stone, water and wind, isolated in time and space, like those tales that mix legend with reality, fairies with mortals, pirates with captains sewn with gold and power, poets with looters and, to disillusionment, hope crazy to find a treasure. "
A brilliant and bewitching writing
Finally, Laurence Geret was charmed. “The title which already calls out keeps its promise of originality and poetry throughout the novel. A brilliant and bewitching writing in contrast, a light breeze to portray the innocent and enchanting world of the 3 brothers and a disturbing and stormy breath to describe the weakness and cowardice of most of the other protagonists. Between these 2 worlds, some remarkable heroes, in particular, Mabel, the bright and courageous sister. Wonderful novel, almost a fairy tale to brighten up reading evenings. ”
