Biography

Stéphane BARSACQ

Stephane Barsacq published, among others, essays about music (Johannes Brahms, Actes Sud, 2008), philosophy (Cioran, Ejaculations mystiques, Seuil, 2011) and poem (Rimbaud, Celui-là qui créera Dieu, Seuil, 2014)

Work(s)

" Le piano dans l'éducation des jeunes filles "

Novel

« Is it possible to find love in a society dedicated to pleasure and individualism?

Volodia, young history teacher in love with literature, music and absolute in certain. But who will make her emotional education? Sonia, young ambitious pianist and insatiable mistress? Asma, keen of mystic and of oriental erotism? Or Sophie, worshiped artist with disturbing beauty?

To draw us away in this initiatory trip, Stephane Barsacq dips his ink in humour, mind and verve. We laugh and we mourn the tragicomic of situations, and what reveals its look on our particularly removed world.»

  • presentation of the editor

 

This work, as an initiatory trip, represents the search of love of Volodia, young teacher of history being in love with literature, music and absolute. Between Sonia, Sophia, Asma and Sophie, with piano melodies in background, who will make her emotional education?

Livre Hebdo, December 15th, 2015