by Jacques Chessex · Grasset · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782246111412
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«L'Ogre» is the novel by Jacques Chessex, published by Grasset in paperback (238 pages, in French).
Jean Calmet, a Latin teacher in Lausanne, attends the funeral of his father, a charismatic doctor and family tyrant whose shadow has always haunted him. After the death, that influence becomes even more oppressive, as Jean confronts his desires, his relationships and his identity. A novel about family, power and emotional inheritance in the Swiss context.
Originally published in 1973, this novel was awarded the Prix Goncourt in the same year.
For readers of literary fiction interested in twentieth-century French narrative and stories with strong psychological weight.
Jacques Chessex was a Swiss author and painter.
