Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
A brilliant, complex, witty, moving book about writing and writers.
Florence doesnt like writerstheyre so full of hang-upsand she likes their books even less, those corpulent things that arent even true. She only likes Zeno, but shell never admit it, even under pain of death. Zeno is her partner in their small website construction business, Mahone Inc., which has the brilliant idea of putting lesser-known artists and writers back in the limelight.
Zeno, on the other hand, loves writers, especially Pierre Laliberté, the mysterious and mythic novelist who lives like a recluse while awards and trophies tarnish and gather dust waiting for him. Because of Zeno, because of a stolen sentence, Florence finds herself following a trail that could lead her to Pierre Laliberté, this impostor who pillages other peoples lives as inspiration for his novels.
Proulx plays with the mystery genre, to write about literature and those who create it. But above all this is a book whose engaging characters pull us into their lives.
About the Author
Monique Proulx is one of Quebecs most popular authors. A novelist, story writer and screenwriter, she has published five works of fiction, including
Wildlives and
The Heart Is an Involuntary Muscle, both of which were nominated for a Governor Generals Award. She also won the 1993 Prix Québec-Paris, le Signet dOr de Plaisir de lire, le Prix des libraires du Québec and le Prix littéraire Desjardins. She lives in Montreal, Quebec.