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Évanouie, a character with a strange and prophetic name, chose early on to lead a life guided by her social and familial obligations. But one day, the gaze of others that had constrained her all her life disappears. No one remembers the young woman anymore, as if she had never existed.

While this situation seems to allow Évanouie to escape the expectations of her surroundings, the accumulation of missed appointments gradually pushes her to her limits: without this gaze, what remains of herself? Will she finally be able to fulfill her desires that she had only dared to dream of until now?

A debut novel about the power of oblivion, both liberating and destructive, that questions our relationship to others and its importance in the construction of our existence.

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THE AUTHOR

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Mathilde de Télossie was born in Bordeaux in 1993. Driven by the desire to write from a young age, she pursued her university studies in philosophy and linguistics. Her goal: to understand the profound meaning of words, both in substance and form. She writes and hosts literary and philosophical radio chronicles, and some of her poems have been published in magazines. Évanouie is her first novel.

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STRONG POINTS

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• A style undeniably influenced by philosophy, aiming to provoke thought while remaining novelistic and poetic;

• Inspirations from surrealist and Absurd literature such as The Picture of Dorian Gray, La Peau de Chagrin, and The Metamorphosis;

• "Perhaps one never seems so perfectly at ease as when one is playing a part." (Oscar Wilde)

• Keywords: oblivion, otherness, family, freedom.

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TARGET AUDIENCE 

 

Évanouie appeals to readers who enjoy literary fiction with philosophical undertones and surreal elements. It is suitable for those interested in exploring questions of identity, societal expectations, and personal freedom.

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Editors' Note: A surrealist debut novel that confronts us with a timeless issue – the difficulty of making our own choices.

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