by Frédéric Beigbeder · Editorial Anagrama · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788433975690
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On January 28, 2008, Frédéric Beigbeder was arrested for cocaine use in Paris, an event that marked the beginning of this novel. From his cell, Beigbeder reconstructs his childhood and the two families that marked his life: the Chasteigners, aristocrats, and the Beigbeders, bourgeois. He recalls summers in Guéthary and the trauma of his parents' divorce. In a back and forth from past to present, he criticizes Parisian prisons and defends drug use. This book is a sentimental journey through France in the last four decades, with a prologue by Michel Houellebecq.
Frédéric Beigbeder is a French writer, literary critic and television presenter. He won the Prix Interallié in 2003 for his novel Windows on the World and the Prix Renaudot in 2009 for his book A French Novel. He is also the creator of the Flore and Sade Awards. In addition, he is the executive director of Lui, a French adult entertainment magazine.
