by Jean-Philippe Toussaint · Les Editions de Minuit · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782707343840
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«Nue» is the novel by Jean-Philippe Toussaint, published by Les Editions de Minuit in paperback (184 pages, in French).
Marie, a haute couture designer, presents her autumn-winter collection. The honey dress bathes the model in golden light while a swarm of bees accompanies her on the catwalk. The plot blends fashion, art, and Marie's relationship with the narrator, with an ironic and moving tone.
Fourth and final instalment of the 'Marie Madeleine Marguerite de Montalte' series, which portrays four seasons in the lives of Marie and the narrator.
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.
