Ce que j'appelle oubli

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Ce que j'appelle oubli
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Author Laurent Mauvignier
Country France
Language French
Genre Novel
Publisher Les Éditions de Minuit
Publication date
2011
Media typePrint (Hardback)
Pages64
ISBN 9782707321534

Ce que j'appelle oubli (What I call oblivion) is a 2011 novel by Laurent Mauvignier. [1]

Contents

Plot summary

The book is constituted of only one huge sentence telling the story of a young man killed by watchmen in a supermarket because he drank one can of beer without paying for it. It is based on a real story which happened in Lyon in December 2009. [2] [3]

It is told as a monologue by a narrator whose identity is not explained but who tell the reader that he knew the dead man and his brother. [4]

Theatrical adaptations

The book was adapted several times on theater, one of them in 2012 by Denis Podalydès for the Comédie-Française. [5] An online representation with the same actor was performed in March 2021 during the closing of the theater due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in the online program named Théâtre à la table. [6]

It has also been adapted for contemporary dance by Angelin Preljocaj in 2013. [7]

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References

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