by Jean-Philippe Toussaint · Minuit · ISBN 9782707319999
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In 'La mélancolie de Zidane', Jean-Philippe Toussaint explores the figure of Zinedine Zidane from a unique and melancholic perspective. Through 17 pages, Toussaint offers a reflection on the famous footballer, capturing moments and emotions that define his career and cultural impact. This brief but profound essay is a meditation on sport, fame, and the human condition, all filtered through the lens of one of football's most recognizable icons.
Jean-Philippe Toussaint is a Belgian novelist, photographer and filmmaker. His books have been translated into more than twenty languages and he has had his photographs displayed in Brussels and Japan. Toussaint won the Prix Médicis in 2005 for his novel Fuir, the second volume of the « Cycle of Marie », a four-tome chronicle published over ten years and displaying the separation of Marie and her lover. His 2009 novel La Vérité sur Marie, third volume of the cycle, won the Prix Décembre.
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