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The power of shadows, by Sylvie Germain: the man and his double

2022-04-27T14:24:04.245Z


REVIEW – With this fake thriller, the novelist delves into the depths of the human soul. On the fifth floor of a Parisian building, a small skeleton is hopping. He is followed by a woman armed with a shield, a potato and a man with the head of an ibis. Further on, an RATP controller demands a ticket from everyone, which he punches while humming Gainsbourg: “ Small holes, small holes… ” It's not a psychedelic trip, but a party. Her theme: wear a disguise evoking a subway station. The h


On the fifth floor of a Parisian building, a small skeleton is hopping.

He is followed by a woman armed with a shield, a potato and a man with the head of an ibis.

Further on, an RATP controller demands a ticket from everyone, which he punches while humming Gainsbourg: “

Small holes, small holes…

” It's not a psychedelic trip, but a party.

Her theme: wear a disguise evoking a subway station.

The human potato designates Parmentier, the woman wearing a bouquet of parsley, Maraîchers.

The evening promises to be watered.

Indeed, she is.

We drink, we dance, we smoke, we talk about Sade, about God and… we die.

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A guest falls from the balcony.

His death is brutal, absurd, unjust.

His friends go to his funeral, Mr. Leseudre too, the server for the evening.

Change of chapter.

A guest breaks his neck falling down the stairs.

Is this still an accident?

His friends reunite at church, a

"funny fellow with a bump"

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