Un barrage contre l'Atlantique
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Un barrage contre l'Atlantique (lit. 'A Dam Against the Atlantic') is a 2022 novel by the French writer Frédéric Beigbeder.
Plot
Un barrage contre l'Atlantique is an autobiographical novel similar to Frédéric Beigbeder's previous A French Novel and has the subtitle Un roman français, tome 2 (lit. 'A French Novel, Volume 2'). It is largely told in fragments, consisting of paragraphs with one sentence each. Inspired by a painting he spontaneously buys, Beigbeder reminisces about his life and French society, from his childhood in the 1970s through his time as a dandy in Paris, his relationship with Laura Smet, and his hermit-like life in Guéthary. The book was written at the compound of Benoît Bartherotte, a wealthy man who tries to stop the erosion of Cap Ferret by building a large and unauthorised seawall.[1]
Reception
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References
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- ^ Plouviez, Grégory (4 January 2022). ""Un barrage contre l'Atlantique" : Frédéric Beigbeder, à la recherche de la phrase parfaite". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ Brighelli, Jean-Paul (24 January 2022). ""Un barrage contre l'Atlantique", de Frédéric Beigbeder : essayé et approuvé". Marianne (in French). Retrieved 11 October 2023.