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Eclipse partielle
Je sais que Myra murmure chaque soir, au moment du coucher : Seigneur, je vous en prie, faites que les extra-terrestres reviennent.
C'est le matin, et un soleil hivernal diffus s'écoule à travers les rideaux. Quand je me retourne dans mon lit pour caresser la courbe tiède et bronzée du ventre de ma femme, je sens bouger le foetus sous la pulpe calleuse de mes doigts. Une infime vibration qui n'est pas sans évoquer une corde de mi jouée à vide. Myra ouvre des yeux somnolents et me sourit. Tout ça est merveilleux. J'aimerais que ça le soit. Mais tous les futurs pères et mères, désormais, désirent que leur enfant naisse porteur d'un extra-terrestre.
C'est le matin, et un soleil hivernal diffus s'écoule à travers les rideaux. Quand je me retourne dans mon lit pour caresser la courbe tiède et bronzée du ventre de ma femme, je sens bouger le foetus sous la pulpe calleuse de mes doigts. Une infime vibration qui n'est pas sans évoquer une corde de mi jouée à vide. Myra ouvre des yeux somnolents et me sourit. Tout ça est merveilleux. J'aimerais que ça le soit. Mais tous les futurs pères et mères, désormais, désirent que leur enfant naisse porteur d'un extra-terrestre.
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First published January 1, 2003
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Graham Joyce
73 books571 followersGraham Joyce (22 October 1954 – 9 September 2014) was an English writer of speculative fiction and the recipient of numerous awards for both his novels and short stories.
After receiving a B.Ed. from Bishop Lonsdale College in 1977 and a M.A. from the University of Leicester in 1980. Joyce worked as a youth officer for the National Association of Youth Clubs until 1988. He subsequently quit his position and moved to the Greek islands of Lesbos and Crete to write his first novel, Dreamside. After selling Dreamside to Pan Books in 1991, Joyce moved back to England to pursue a career as a full-time writer.
Graham Joyce resided in Leicester with his wife, Suzanne Johnsen, and their two children, Joseph and Ella. He taught Creative Writing to graduate students at Nottingham Trent University from 1996 until his death, and was made a Reader in Creative Writing.
Joyce died on 9 September 2014. He had been diagnosed with lymphoma in 2013.
After receiving a B.Ed. from Bishop Lonsdale College in 1977 and a M.A. from the University of Leicester in 1980. Joyce worked as a youth officer for the National Association of Youth Clubs until 1988. He subsequently quit his position and moved to the Greek islands of Lesbos and Crete to write his first novel, Dreamside. After selling Dreamside to Pan Books in 1991, Joyce moved back to England to pursue a career as a full-time writer.
Graham Joyce resided in Leicester with his wife, Suzanne Johnsen, and their two children, Joseph and Ella. He taught Creative Writing to graduate students at Nottingham Trent University from 1996 until his death, and was made a Reader in Creative Writing.
Joyce died on 9 September 2014. He had been diagnosed with lymphoma in 2013.
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April 10, 2018
A great selection of short stories and novellas by my favourite author and Leningrad Nights deserves 5 stars alone without the rest of the brilliant short stories which are all very different just like the rest of his other novels.
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