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Les Pieds dans l'eau
"Le 29 septembre 1990, une vingtaine de descendants de René Coty se retrouvèrent à l'Élysée. Chez les petites-filles du Président, d'ordinaire si ardentes à rompre avec le passé, l'opportunité sembla éveiller un brin d'amusement. Les années glorieuses s'éloignaient suffisamment pour prendre un arrière-goût folklorique. Tout le monde avait oublié le nom de Coty - sauf pour le confondre avec celui d'un parfumeur. L'époque présidentielle ne représentait plus une menace avec ses privilèges. Rien ne pouvait désormais entraver le triomphe de cette vie normale vers laquelle ma famille inclinait depuis trente ans." Avec ce roman familial, Benoît Duteurtre déploie son art d'humoriste social sur un mode plus intime. À l'ombre des falaises d'Étretat, il observe les transformations de la bourgeoisie en vacances, le catholicisme revisité par mai 68 et sa propre évolution de jeune homme moderne à la découverte de la nostalgie.
- GenresFrance
256 pages, Paperback
First published August 25, 2008
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Benoît Duteurtre
53 books65 followersBenoît Duteurtre (20 March 1960 – 16 July 2024) was a French novelist and essayist. He was also a musical critic, musician, producer and host of a radio show about music. He spent his time between Paris, New York and Normandy.
Benoît Duteurtre was born in Sainte-Adresse, Seine-Maritime, Upper Normandy, where he spent his first years. He was the son of Jean-Claude Duteurtre and Marie-Claire Georges. He was also the great-grandson of the French president René Coty. He attended Saint-Joseph, a Catholic educational institution in Le Havre. Duteurtre began to write at an early age. At fifteen, he presented his first texts to Armand Salacrou, a French dramatist established in Le Havre, who encouraged him to pursue his efforts. Le Havre, a heavily destroyed city during World War II and rebuilt in the structural classicism style will often reappear in Duteurtre's later works.
At the age of sixteen, Benoît Duteurtre was fascinated with modern music, especially the work of Pierre Boulez. In 1977, Benoît began musicology studies at the University of Rouen, France. That same year, he met Karlheinz Stockhausen and, a year later, Iannis Xenakis. In 1979, Benoît Duteurtre studied for a month with György Ligeti, whose musical theory later had a strong influence in his life. He graduated with a license in Musicology.
Benoît Duteurtre was born in Sainte-Adresse, Seine-Maritime, Upper Normandy, where he spent his first years. He was the son of Jean-Claude Duteurtre and Marie-Claire Georges. He was also the great-grandson of the French president René Coty. He attended Saint-Joseph, a Catholic educational institution in Le Havre. Duteurtre began to write at an early age. At fifteen, he presented his first texts to Armand Salacrou, a French dramatist established in Le Havre, who encouraged him to pursue his efforts. Le Havre, a heavily destroyed city during World War II and rebuilt in the structural classicism style will often reappear in Duteurtre's later works.
At the age of sixteen, Benoît Duteurtre was fascinated with modern music, especially the work of Pierre Boulez. In 1977, Benoît began musicology studies at the University of Rouen, France. That same year, he met Karlheinz Stockhausen and, a year later, Iannis Xenakis. In 1979, Benoît Duteurtre studied for a month with György Ligeti, whose musical theory later had a strong influence in his life. He graduated with a license in Musicology.
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December 29, 2008
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August 17, 2022
Histoire très, très intéressante - et qui se déroule à Étretat !
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