"Je fais de l'argent. J'en gave mes fils qui sont deux nullités, c'est sûrement le plus mauvais service que je peux leur rendre, mais au moins je m'épargne artificiellement le souci que me cause leur indigence." Ce recueil inédit rassemble les pièces Conversations après un enterrement, La traversée de l'hiver, "Art", L'Homme du hasard et Bella Figura (écrite en 2015 pour le metteur en scène Thomas Ostermeier), à la fois tragédies drôles et miroirs des vanités contemporaines.
Yasmina Reza began work as an actress, appearing in several new plays as well as in plays by Molière and Marivaux. In 1987 she wrote Conversations after a Burial, which won the Molière Award for Best Author. Following this, she translated Kafka's Metamorphosis for Roman Polanski and was nominated for a Molière Award for Best Translation. Her second play, Winter Crossing, won the 1990 Molière for Best Fringe Production, and her next play The Unexpected Man, enjoyed successful productions in England, France, Scandinavia, Germany and New York. In 1995, Art premiered in Paris and went on to win the Molière Award for Best Author. Since then it has been produced world-wide and translated into 20 languages. The London production received the 1996-97 Olivier Award and Evening Standard Award. Screenwriting credits include See You Tomorrow, starring Jeanne Moreau and directed by Didier Martiny. In September 1997, her first novel, Hammerklavier, was published.