Florian Zeller

The Father, in this English translation by Christopher Hampton, was commissioned by the Ustinov Studio, Theatre Royal, Bath and premiered in October 2014. The production transferred to the Tricycle Theatre, London and subsequently to Wyndham's Theatre in the West End. Florian Zeller's The Father was awarded the Moliere Award for Best Play and the Olivier and Tony Awards for Best Actor.

The Father

اگر بمیری...

Un jeune écrivain est invité par l'ambassade de France au Caire pour donner une conférence. Une proposition qui prend une autre dimension à la lecture des lettres égyptiennes de Flaubert : "J'ai baisé des filles de Nubie qui avaient des colliers de piastres d'or leur descendant jusque sur les cuisses, et qui portaient sur leur ventre noir des ceintures de perles de couleur." L'Égypte d'aujourd'hui ressemble-t-elle à l'Orient de Flaubert ? La sensualité orientale se dévoile-t-elle toujours dans les bas-fonds du Caire ? Comment conjuguer islam et sexualité ? Voilà ce que va essayer de découvrir le narrateur de ce livre contemporain, où les rumeurs du monde d'aujourd'hui croisent les fantômes des voyageurs littéraires d'autrefois. L'occasion de réfléchir sur la frustration sexuelle de l'Orient comme de l'Occident... Un troisième roman aussi polémique que percutant.

roman

La fascination du pire

Fascination of Evil (Pushkin Modern)

"The Mother" Anne loved the time in her life when she prepared breakfast each morning for her two young children. Years later, spending hours alone, Anne convinces herself that her husband is having an affair. If only her son were to break-up with his girlfriend. He would return home and come down for breakfast. She would put on her new red dress and they would go out. "The Mother," in this English translation by Christopher Hampton, was commissioned by the Ustinov Studio, Theatre Royal, Bath, and premiered in May 2015. Florian Zeller's "The Mother" was awarded the Moliere Award for Best Play 2011. "The Father" 'A wonderfully peculiar, quietly stunning depiction of dementia... A controlled, unforgettable portrait of losing your memory.' "Times" 'A vivid, lucent translation by Christopher Hampton.' "Observer" 'One of the most acute, absorbing and distressing portraits of dementia I've ever seen.' "Daily Telegraph" 'A play that constantly confounds expectations and works almost like a thriller, with a sinister Pinteresque edge.' "Guardian" "The Father," in this English translation by Christopher Hampton, was commissioned by the Ustinov Studio, Theatre Royal, Bath and premiered in October 2014. The production transferred to the Tricycle Theatre, London, in May 2015. Florian Zeller's "The Father" was awarded the Moliere Award for Best Play 2014.

The Mother and the Father

Even if it blows your mind, I want to tell you about this unbelievable thing that happened to me last year. I’m not bragging, but things as unbelievable as the one I’m going to tell you about don’t happen every day, I swear. In fact, they never happen. Meet Julien Parme–famous lover, adventurer, and immortal novelist. Or perhaps, at almost fifteen, he’s more Quixote than Casanova or Tolstoy. The party of the year is tonight, and Julien has been grounded by his mother, who’s off anyway with her creep of a boyfriend. Julien plans simply to make some excuse for his no-show, but then he finds out the boyfriend has been promoted to fiancé, and that he may be sent out of the way to boarding school. All bets are off. Julian decides it’s time to leave home and childishness behind, and take off–into the Paris night, and maybe beyond. He heads to the party, where he hopes to find his lady fair, Mathilde, but en route encounters his first love, Madame Thomas, the French teacher. After a moving farewell, he takes his leave and finally reaches the party. And the night has only just begun… A volatile mixture of innocence and arrogance, Julien careens through his days and nights, alternately insightful and clueless, taking the reader along for an unforgettable ride.

Julien Parme

He's not like he was before. Believe me. I don't know what's happened, but something has. He's changed. He . . . And I'm wondering if . . . To be absolutely honest with you . . . I'm even wondering if . . . Nicolas, just two years ago a smiling boy, is going through a difficult phase after his parents' divorce. He's listless, skipping classes, lying. He believes moving in with his father and his new family may help. And a different school, a fresh start. When he doesn't feel comfortable there, when he senses he isn't wanted, he decides that going back to his mother's may be the answer. But at some point, options are going to dry up. And then what? I'm telling you. I don't understand what's happening to me. Florian Zeller's The Son forms the final part in a trilogy with The Mother and The Father, all of which are translated by Christopher Hampton. The Son premieres at the Kiln Theatre, London, in February 2019.

The Son

Two couples. Friendship, suspicion, deceit. And the truth. Florian Zeller's The Truth, in the English translation by Christopher Hampton, premiered at The Chocolate Factory, London, in association with Theatre Royal Bath. It follows the phenomenal success of The Father (Theatre Royal Bath, Tricycle, London and West End) and The Mother (Theatre Royal Bath, Tricycle, London), both by Florian Zeller and translated by Christopher Hampton.

The Truth

Julien Parme, 14 ans, a une mère, sévère, qui ne le comprend pas, un beau-père à particule et une demi-soeur qu'il trouve sainte-nitouche. Il raconte à sa façon l'histoire de sa fugue d'une nuit dans Paris qui a conduit sa mère à l'envoyer à Saint-Dié pour finir sa scolarité.

Christopher Hampton

Now 80 years old, André was once a tap dancer. He lives with his daughter, Anne, and her husband, Antoine. Or was André an engineer, whose daughter Anne lives in London with her new lover, Pierre? The thing is, he is still wearing his pyjamas, and he can’t find his watch. He is starting to wonder if he’s losing control.

The Father: A Tragic Farce

André and Madeleine have been in love for over fifty years. This weekend, as their daughters visit, something feels unusual. A bunch of flowers arrive, but who sent them? A woman from the past turns up, but who is she? And why does André feel like he isn't there at all? Christopher Hampton's translation of Florian Zeller's The Height of the Storm was first performed at Richmond Theatre, London, and opened in the West End at Wyndham's Theatre in October 2018.

The Height of the Storm

Cette histoire commence là où toutes les histoires devraient finir : dans un lit. Pauline et Nicolas vivent ensemble depuis deux ans. Deux ans, le temps d'avoir des souvenirs en commun, une vraie complicité et des références à eux. Le temps de faire un bébé. Le temps de constater que l'amour s'en est allé. Tandis qu'ils font et défont l'amour, les trahisons, les déceptions et les malentendus s'accumulent. Le couple est-il condamné à se séparer ?

Un roman européen

La Jouissance

He can't help himself and he plunges into the forest. until the moment it dawns on him: night has fallen and he is completely lost. Pierre finds himself at a turning point, tormented by the conflicting demands of family, career and sexual desire. His struggle to resolve this crisis, without fracturing his marriage or compromising his comfortable way of life, is explored in original and unsettling ways. Florian Zeller's raw and mysterious play, translated by Christopher Hampton, premieres at Hampstead Theatre, London, in February 2022. I'm telling you a story, if that's all right by you. Apparently you've no objection to telling stories yourself. Am I right?

The Forest

A piece of sharp, often unsettling, autofiction, dissecting life, loneliness and the Parisian dinner party, Artifical Snow is also a twisted love story, centred on a woman with whom the narrator has had a brief relationship and is now obsessed.

Artificial Snow

When the unnamed narrator receives an invitation to visit Egypt as the guest of the French Embassy in Cairo, he anticipates a boring week of literary discussions and official dinners. But from the start, his fellow author—Martin Millet—seems determined to stir up the tensions that underlie the politeness of Egyptian society. He offends Islamic sensibilities with his views on art and the novel, and his entire stay eventually degenerates into an obsessive search for an Egyptian woman willing to have sex with him. The atmosphere between the two authors becomes one of mutual mistrust bordering on open dislike. As the narrator finds himself dragged ever deeper into Millet’s obsessions, he begins not only to fear for his own and Millet’s safety, but also for the future of Western civilization.

The Fascination of Evil

The young Julien Parme is in love with Mathilde, and is intent on telling her so. But when Julien is forced to stay at home the night he plans to tell her, and worse, when the news of his mother's decision to re-marry is cruelly passed on to him as hear-say, he decides to leave his home to become a writer. But first he must find Mathilde.

Julien Parme. Florian Zeller

Pierre Jourde

Tahar Ben Jelloun

Philippe Djian

Aurélien Bellanger

Alain Blottière

Maria Pourchet

Joy Sorman

Philippe Videlier

Clélia Anfray

Fabienne Jacob

Retrouvez dans ce dossier les premiers chapitres des onze titres de la rentrée littéraire des Editions Gallimard. Clélia Anfray - Le coursier de Valenciennes. Aurélien Bellanger - La théorie de l'information. Tahar Ben Jelloun - Le bonheur conjugal. Alain Blottière - Rêveurs. Philippe Djian - Oh.... Fabienne Jacob - L'averse. Pierre Jourde - Le Maréchal absolu. Maria Pourchet - Avancer. Joy Sorman - Comme une bête. Philippe Videlier - Dîner de gala. Florian Zeller - La jouissance. Vous pouvez accéder directement à chaque extrait par la table des matières de ce dossier ou lire les extraits à la suite. Tous ces livres numériques sont en vente chez votre libraire.

EXTRAITS - La rentrée littéraire Gallimard 2012

An intelligent and sensitive portrayal of the doubts and desires of a new generation

Lovers Or Something Like it

L'histoire commence là où toutes les histoires devraient finir : dans un lit. Nicolas vit depuis deux ans avec Pauline, ce n'est donc pas la première fois qu'ils se retrouvent l'un en face de l'autre et qu'elle lui fait un sourire équivoque en lui prenant la main. Ce sont des gestes qu'ils connaissent par cœur, des gestes qui peuplent le territoire des choses familières et rassurantes. Ce jour-là, pourtant, quelque chose d'inédit se produit. Il est allongé sur le dos et Pauline, qui vient de retirer son soutien-gorge, ferme légèrement les yeux, comme elle a l'habitude de le faire quand le plaisir commence sa douce anesthésie du monde. Soudain, la couette se soulève, et une troisième tête apparaît.

La jouissance

From the winner of the prestigious Prix Interallie comes a captivating story about the cultural clash between Islam and Western civilization.When the narrator is invited to visit Egypt as the guest of the French Embassy in Cairo, he anticipates a boring week of literary discussions and official dinners. But a fellow author seems determined to stir up the tensions that underlie the politeness of Egyptian society. As the narrator finds himself dragged through extraordinary events, including murder, he begins to fear for his own safety ... and for the future of Western civilization.

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