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Les corps et le temps: suivi de l'étroite peau. Récits.
Ces récits tentent d'accorder le présent de nos CORPS et le TEMPS sans mesure ; nos existences actuelles avec une permanence du souffle humain qui traverse les âges et les lieux. S'enracinant dans le concret, ils vont parfois du réalisme à l'insolite, essayant de rendre l'imaginaire familier : deux amies sont broyées par la guerre civile ; une tête se réveille, seule, sur un trottoir ; une femme au volant de son taxi parcourt les rues surpeuplées du Caire ; précédée par son corps, Eva se promène dans un jardin de Paris ; sur un lit d'hôpital, quelqu'un fait l'apprentissage de la mort ; la dernière lettre de l'alphabet entre en révolte ; un paysan de la vallée du Nil affronte les dieux ; au bord de la Seine un homme étrange attend le voyageur... Noter bref passage sur terre, avant l'engloutissement final, brasse les temps révolus avec le nôtre, renferme un monde de fenêtres, de rires, d'interrogations ; contient l'angoisse, mais aussi sa dynamique ; embrasse toutes les cruautés, mais aussi l'amour. À ces nouvelles ont été ajoutées, à la fin du volume, celles de L'étroite peau. Ce livre, paru en 1965, est maintenant épuisé.
272 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1978
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About the author
Andrée Chedid
135 books69 followersAndrée Chedid was a French poet and novelist of Christian Lebanese descent.
When she was ten, she was sent to a boarding school, where she learned English and French. At fourteen, she left for Europe. She then returned to Cairo to go to an American university. Her dream was to become a dancer. She got married to a physician when she was twenty-two, with whom she has two children: Louis Chedid, now a famous French singer, and Michèle. Her work questions human condition and what links the individual to the world. Her writing seeks to evoke the Orient, but she focuses more in denouncing the civil war that destroys Lebanon. She has lived in France since 1946. Because of this diverse background, her work is truly multicultural. Her first book was written in English: On the Trails of my Fancy. She has commented about her work that it is an eternal quest for humanity.
Andrée Chedid is the grandmother of the French rock star -M- (Louis Chedid's son) for whom she has contributed song lyrics including that of Bonoboo on the album Je dis aime.
When she was ten, she was sent to a boarding school, where she learned English and French. At fourteen, she left for Europe. She then returned to Cairo to go to an American university. Her dream was to become a dancer. She got married to a physician when she was twenty-two, with whom she has two children: Louis Chedid, now a famous French singer, and Michèle. Her work questions human condition and what links the individual to the world. Her writing seeks to evoke the Orient, but she focuses more in denouncing the civil war that destroys Lebanon. She has lived in France since 1946. Because of this diverse background, her work is truly multicultural. Her first book was written in English: On the Trails of my Fancy. She has commented about her work that it is an eternal quest for humanity.
Andrée Chedid is the grandmother of the French rock star -M- (Louis Chedid's son) for whom she has contributed song lyrics including that of Bonoboo on the album Je dis aime.
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