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Le passé devant soi : Tome 1, Figures de la vie impossible

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Isaro, enfant adoptée et belle comme le jour, voit son insouciance se fêler lorsque les nouvelles de son pays d'origine brisent la routine dans laquelle elle s'est enfermée. Niko, jeune homme au corps aussi harmonieux que sa dentition est monstrueuse, vit reclus dans une grotte depuis la fin des massacres qui ont ravagé son pays. L'une voudrait comprendre ce que l'autre souhaiterait seulement oublier... Ces deux personnages fragiles font vibrer ce magnifique premier roman, confrontés chacun à des questions que le sort semble avoir forgées pour qu'elles n'aient jamais de réponse.

" Un ouvrage hors norme : une folie littéraire pour mieux interroger. "
André Rollin, Le Canard enchaîné

192 pages, Pocket Book

Published August 20, 2009

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About the author

Gilbert Gatore was born in Rwanda in 1981. During the civil war, he kept a diary that was later lost during his escape. He began writing fiction in an attempt to recreate the impressions recorded in his diary.

Marjolijn de Jager is a translator who specializes in Francophone African literature. She received the Distinguished Member Award from the African Literature Association in 2011.

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