Ingrid Caven
Publisher
:
Gallimard
Parution date
:
2000
EAN
:
9782070759484
Description
On Christmas Eve 1943, on the coast of the North Sea, a 4-year-old girl sings Silent Night for Adolph Hitler’s soldiers. Half a century later, the singer, actress and wife of R.W. Fassbinder, gives a brief recital at the Citadel of David in Jerusalem. Inspired by the life of Ingrid Caven, who frequented the likes of Yves Saint-Laurent and the Parisian elite, Jean-Jacques Schuhl has written an engrossing biographical tale set against the background of the 1980s. This intimate story, punctuated with dark humor, blends the tone of comic books and fairytales with facts from historical documents, some of which were previously unpublished. Ingrid Caven is the joyous portrait of this magical woman written with an elegant style. Ingrid Caven has been nominated for several prizes this literary season, including the Prix Goncourt, the Prix Renaudot, the Prix Femina, and the Prix Médicis. Winner of the Prix Goncourt.
Author
Jean-Jacques Schuhl : Jean-Jacques Schuhl is the author of Rose poussiere (Gallimard, 1972).
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