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Dispersez-vous, ralliez-vous!

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Dispersez-vous, ralliez-vous!
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Philippe Djian1 editions

"Tout commence alors que Myriam est encore adolescente. Extrêmement introvertie, elle vit chez son père qui l'a élevée seul. La mort de leur voisine fait débarquer dans le quartier un homme d'une quarantaine d'années, Yann, qui très vite devient son premier amant. Peu après, les voici mariés et Myriam se libère de ses inhibitions de jeune fille. Elle accouche d'une petite Caroline, sans éprouver aucun sentiment maternel. Et quand son frère et sa mère réapparaissent dans sa vie pour se disputer l'héritage paternel, Myriam tranche la question en incendiant la maison de son enfance. Drogue, amants, maîtresses, confusion des sentiments. Ce roman, chronique d'une émancipation borderline, raconte une vie hors des codes, entièrement construite à la faveur de rencontres. On croit tout savoir de Myriam, mais peut-être nous a-t-on caché l'essentiel?" -- publisher's or eller's website. "Everything starts while Miriam is a teenager. Extremely introverted, she lives with her father who raised her alone. Their neighbor died at the age of forty. He had been her first lover. Soon after, Miriam is married. She has a daughter, without experiencing any feelings toward her daughter. And when her brother and mother reappear in her life to argue about the inheritance from the father, Miriam decide the matter by burning her childhood house down. Drugs, lovers, mistresses, confusion of feelings. This novel, chronicles a borderline emancipation, describes a crazy life. Everybody thought they knew everything about Miriam, but perhaps are missing the most important informaiton about her?

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