Ce que j'appelle oubli

Ce que j'appelle oubli (What I call oblivion) is a 2011 novel by Laurent Mauvignier.[1]

Ce que j'appelle oubli
AuthorLaurent Mauvignier
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
GenreNovel
PublisherLes Éditions de Minuit
Publication date
2011
Media typePrint (Hardback)
Pages64
ISBN9782707321534

Plot summary

The book is constituted of only one huge sentence telling the story of a young man killed by watchmen in a supermarket because he drank one can of beer without paying for it. It is based on a real story which happened in Lyon in December 2009.[2][3]

It is told as a monologue by a narrator whose identity is not explained but who tell the reader that he knew the dead man and his brother.[4]

Theatrical adaptations

The book was adapted several times on theater, one of them in 2012 by Denis Podalydès for the Comédie-Française.[5] An online representation with the same actor was performed in March 2021 during the closing of the theater due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in the online program named Théâtre à la table.[6]

It has also been adapted for contemporary dance by Angelin Preljocaj in 2013.[7]

References
  1. Ballivy, Violaine (2011-05-20). "Ce que j'appelle oubli: perdre un instant le contact avec la réalité". La Presse. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  2. "Lyon - Procès des quatre vigiles : le procureur requiert 6 à 8 ans de prison". France 3 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. 2015-11-25. Archived from the original on 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  3. "Procès des Vigiles: le verdict est tombé". France 3 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. 2015-11-26. Archived from the original on 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  4. "La tragédie quotidienne sous la plume de Laurent Mauvignier". L'Express. 2011-03-21. Archived from the original on 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  5. "Denis Podalydès, le souffle du consolateur". Le Figaro. 2012-04-16. Archived from the original on 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  6. ""Ce que j'appelle oubli", bouleversant monologue de Denis Podalydès". Télérama. 2021-04-27. Archived from the original on 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  7. "Ce que j'appelle oubli… danse et théâtre au cœur du spectacle". larevueduspectacle.fr. 2013-02-21. Retrieved 2021-05-09.


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