by Rupert Everett · J'ai lu · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782290321683
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«Hello, Darling !» is the novel by Rupert Everett, published by J'ai lu in paperback format (256 pages, in French).
Rhys is an unemployed actor living in Paris who has dreamed since childhood of being a great actress, although he is a man. Between cocaine, champagne and an eccentric party he attends at the invitation of a millionaire duchess, he ends up working as a prostitute. The novel treats the search for identity in the world of show business with humour and irony.
The work was originally published in 1992 as «Hello Darling, Are You Working?». The translation is by Bernard Turle.
A work recommended for readers interested in British fiction, humour and queer themes, with satire of the entertainment world.
Rupert James Hector Everett is an English actor. He first came to public attention in 1981 when he was cast in Julian Mitchell's play and subsequent film Another Country (1984) as a gay pupil at an English public school in the 1930s; the role earned him his first BAFTA Award nomination. He received a second BAFTA nomination and his first Golden Globe Award nomination for his role in My Best Friend's Wedding (1997), followed by a second Golden Globe nomination for An Ideal Husband (1999). He voiced Prince Charming in the animated films Shrek 2 (2004) and Shrek the Third (2007). He also played John Lamont/Mr. Barron in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016).
