Comme si de rien n'était

Synopsis of Comme si de rien n'était

«Comme si de rien n'était» is the novel by Marie Cardinal, published by B. Grasset in paperback (206 pages, in French).

The novel follows the conversation between two women, cousins and friends, who review their lives: the fall of the Berlin Wall, the end of communism, lost loves and loneliness. The dialogues mix great history with the everyday, and explore happiness, fear and the memory of a year of great changes.

Originally published in 1990, it is a work of twentieth-century French literature. The cover bears the subtitle «roman».

For readers of French fiction who appreciate intimate stories about female friendship and historical memory.