by Françoise Mallet-Joris · J'ai Lu · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782277233657
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«Divine» is the novel by Françoise Mallet-Joris, published by J'ai Lu in paperback (312 pages, in French).
Jeanne, a woman of eighty kilos, feels at ease with herself until a breakdown in her tower block's lift forces her to climb thirty-one floors on foot. That experience confronts her with her bulky body and decides her to go on a diet, but losing weight turns her into someone "normal" who can no longer afford to be original. The novel follows her struggle between slimming down and preserving her personality and her zest for life.
The work was originally published in 1991, and this French edition dates from 1992.
For readers of contemporary French fiction who enjoy complex female characters and reflections on identity and social pressure.
Françoise Mallet-Joris, the pen name of Françoise Lilar, was a Belgian author. She was a member of the Prix Femina committee from 1969 to 1971 and was appointed to the Académie Goncourt from November 1971 to 2011.
