After “A History of France”, her very noticed first novel, Joffrine Donnadieu returns with a sequel to her story. A breathtaking close-up. A face-to-face between two women without pity and deeply human. A novel that, once started, never lets go.
Joffrine Donnadieu’s new novel is a book that grabs you by the throat and won’t let go. A writing, often raw, between canine and incisor, which speaks to us of childhood traumas, but also of torrid desire, of bodies that embrace or let go, of very highs and very lows, of vital impulses and approaching death, love of the theater too.
A face-to-face between the sequined thong and the crucifix. A singular relationship between two women, in which self-interest rubs shoulders with intergenerational mutual aid, suffocating dependence, freedom of imagination or madness.
A hymn to the theater and a hymn to life. Maybe it’s the same thing. ” female dog and wolf » the new novel by Joffrine Donnadieu was published by Gallimard editions.
Reportage : Marjorie Bertin takes us to the Manufacture des Abbesses in Paris for the play “ Pigalle’s Red Riding Hood in a staging by Stéphane Arcas, with Florence Hebbelynck in the title role. It was she who crossed paths with Cathy, a mysterious little blonde lady in a red coat who was on the sidewalk, and who brought her back to life for a show.