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Theme

Philippe Besson

First desire returns through memory, delay and belated recognition.

Reviews filed under this theme.

Philippe Besson

The Summer Boy

A summer built on movement and ease continues after a disappearance, leaving the narrator fixed on a gap that cannot be explained.

Philippe Besson

Lie With Me

Philippe Besson renders first love through class, silence and the limits of naming desire. A short novel that looks slight and proves otherwise.