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Balco Atlantico
Balco Atlantico | Jerome Ferrari
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In a village square in Corsica lies the body of ardent nationalist, Stphane Campana, shot down at close range. And over his body weeps Virginie, the young woman who has venerated Stphane all her life - a veneration that has led her to abandon herself to him and his twisted desires completely. Meanwhile, brother and sister Khaled and Hayet, who once gazed out to sea from the shoreline path known as "Balco Atlantico" and dreamed of a better future, are now stranded in Corsica. As Ferrari traces the history of Stphane and Virginie that leads to the shooting in the village square, we encounter the story of Khaled and Hayet and see through their story and the stories of many others in this one Corsican square how a relentless pursuit of happiness and fulfilment can bring us perilously close to despair and disillusionment.
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Big ol blood revenge soap opera. Why do I keep reading him? Bad boy behavior, perversions, misplaced pride, despair. Passionate (political, carnal, poetic) writing on pathetic, scarred characters. Ethnography prof suffering from “too many memories” (delusion), siblings emigrating from North Africa, Corsican nationalist in obsessive relationship. Distrust of the past. Annoying & amazing. P171 “L‘âme est perdue, on fait les gestes nécessaires.” 2008

Dilara So true about Jérôme Ferrari! TBH, I read À son image, and while I liked it well enough, I found it somewhat overwrought and overwritten. You have to be in the right mood to enjoy it! I'm not sure I'll read any more of his books any time soon... 7mo
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