Éloge de la lumière au temps des dinosaures

Synopsis of Éloge de la lumière au temps des dinosaures

«Éloge de la lumière au temps des dinosaures» is the novel by Virginie Lou, published by Actes Sud in paperback (192 pages, in French).

Solange, nicknamed «Sardine», holds on to humanist ideals while her life and marriage fall apart. One night, an assault by a young man from the neighbouring town drags her into a nightmare that Solange's circle prefers to ignore. The novel portrays the shipwreck of an end of a century and everyday inhumanity.

The work was published in 1997 and belongs to the «Générations» collection. Virginie Lou, born in 1954, is the author of numerous books for young readers and several novels.

For readers of contemporary French fiction interested in social criticism and characters in crisis.