by Pierre Jourde · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9782846360838
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«Festins secrets» is the novel by Pierre Jourde, published by Esprit des péninsules in paperback (510 pages, in French).
Gilles Saurat, a novice teacher, arrives in Logres, a small grey and disconcerting town, to take up his first post. There he encounters an education system he considers perverted and a leisured local bourgeoisie that introduces him to strange rituals; his daily life ends up becoming a journey into hell.
Winner of the Prix Renaudot des lycéens (2005) and the Prix Valéry Larbaud (2006). The original edition dates from 2005.
For readers of contemporary French fiction, with oppressive atmospheres and a critical look at education and provincial life.
