Twenty Minutes of Silence
€18.75
Product Information
| ISBN | 9781804272152 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Fitzcarraldo Editions |
| Publishing Date | 18/06/2026 |
| Price (excl. tax) | €17.69 |
| Tax | €1.06 |
| Price (incl. tax) | €18.75 |
| Availability | +20 units in external warehouse |
Product Description
In a family home in the north of France, a crime has been committed. But a crime of what order? Who exactly is the victim and who, if anyone, is the criminal? In Twenty Minutes of Silence, Hélène Bessette unleashes a polyphonic investigation, multiplying perspectives, contradictions, questions and doubts. Everything in this high-octane drama is subject to change, including the lighting and the basic facts of the case. Composed in her signature poetic prose style, Bessette’s novella builds a world punctured by startling disruptions and unexpected shifts, and in doing so destroys and remakes the crime novel, creating a form wholly new. Devastating and exuberant, Twenty Minutes of Silence is a vital interrogation of the powerlessness of childhood, the compromises of adulthood, and the conventions of the novel itself.