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A hymn to freedom, to fantasy, to difference. A story of initiation, where everything is real and at the same time dreamlike.
Provence, summer of 1965. A child lives in a gas station with his elderly parents. Cars pass by seldomly. He does not go to school. He is different from the others. One day, he decides to leave. He wants to go to war to prove he is a man. He rises to the plateau that looms over the valley, but instead of the battles he expects, he finds the ultimate tranquility. And then, a girl, like a breath of breeze, appears in front of him. With her, everything is possible. The only thing that dominates is the desire for the absolute, no matter where this can lead. The novel by Jean-Baptiste Andrea is a hymn to freedom, to fantasy, to difference. A story of initiation, where everything is real and at the same time dreamlike. Most important prizes won by the book: Prix Premier Roman 2017 Prix Femina de Lycéens 2017 Prix Alain Fournier 2018
One style, one tone, one music… From the first few pages, the reader feels that the bet has been won. My Queen can be read as a magical parenthesis in life. It is a story of initiation that will fascinate those adults who have held the child in their souls.
The author gives voice to the fragile, the lonely, the inconsistent, in a sweet and cruel narrative that flirts with the abyss of existence.
Building on the codes of fairy tale and doctrinal myth, the author praises childhood through a moonstruck hero who refuses to ask questions precisely because he does not expect any answers.
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