Un combat

by Patrick Süskind

Lorsqu'en plein cœur du jardin du Luxembourg commence la partie d’échecs contre ce jeune inconnu arrogant qui déplace ses pièces sans réfléchir en roulant des cigarettes, le héros de  Un combat, un vieux joueur expérimenté, comprend que sa carrière est finie… Et son public, pourtant fidèle, le croit aussi. L’issue de la partie dira ce qu’il faut penser de certaines « évidences ».

80 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 27, 2021

About the author

From 1968-1974 he studied medieval and modern history in Munich and Aix-en-Provence. In the '80s he worked as a screenwriter, for Kir Royal and Monaco Franze among others.

After spending the 1970s writing what he has characterized as “short unpublished prose pieces and longer un-produced screenplays”, Patrick Süskind was catapulted to fame in the 1980s by the monodrama Der Kontrabass (The Double Bass, 1981), which became an instant success and a favourite of the German stage. In 1985 his status as literary wunderkind was confirmed with the publication of the novel Das Parfüm. Die Geschichte eines Mörders (Perfume: The Story of a Murderer), which quickly topped the European best-seller list and eventually sold millions of copies worldwide.

Reviews

[Lulu · Rating 2 out of 5]

j'ai juste lu pour les dessins de sempepette mais je dois dire que le texte n'était pas révolutionnaire non plus

[Coline · Rating 5 out of 5]

Léger, amusant, et les illustrations de Sempé sont un régal pour les yeux

[Chloé Pélata · Rating 4 out of 5]

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