Le Lien

by Patrick Grainville

"Maha doit déjouer les simulacres du showbiz, les ruses de ses producteurs, les provocations de Yanne, son double obscène et somptueux....Elle devra surtout affronter le lien obscur qui l'unit à M., amant et manipulateur, dans un combat où se joue son véritable accomplissement."--Cover.

384 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1996

About the author

Patrick Grainville est un romancier français.

Reviews

[Jacqueline · Rating 5 out of 5]

M. kills Maha's mother in a car accident. He flees. He retains Maha's cry. Later he sees her telling the drama on television. Maha, 19, half-Asian, half-Caribbean, has a stunning beauty. M., radio host, decides to make a song from Maha's cry and to create a star. The myth of Maha, the métis with a cosmic voice, grows gradually.
The writing of Patrick Grainville is elegant and precise, sensual and violent, perfect. The writer paints desire, jealousy, fame, manipulation, despair and madness with uncanny accuracy.