by Pascal Bruckner · LGF/Le Livre de Poche · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782253146261
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«Les Voleurs de beauté» is the novel by Pascal Bruckner, published by LGF/Le Livre de Poche in paperback (248 pages, in French).
One night, Benjamin and Hélène take refuge in Steiner's chalet; the couple welcomes them, but hides a poison. Benjamin discovers that these beings punish the beauty of others and that Hélène is the victim. A crime novel and fantastic tale, it won the Renaudot 1997 and criticises the cult of appearance and eternal youth.
1999 edition from the Ldp Litterature collection (number 14626); dimensions 11 x 1.1 x 17.8 cm and weight 136 g.
For readers of contemporary French fiction seeking a disturbing story about beauty and the passage of time.
Pascal Bruckner is a French writer, one of the "New Philosophers" who came to prominence in the 1970s and 1980s. Much of his work has been devoted to critiques of French society and culture.
