Life is a novel
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If life is a novel, we are all writers. Guillaume Musso, the maestro of love and emotion “Life is a Novel” is Guillaume Musso’s 17th full-length novel to be published in Korea. Since "After That", published in 2004, all of his novels have reached number one on the French bestseller list. Her third novel, “Save Me,” has been on the bestseller list for over 200 weeks in major domestic bookstores. He also ranked first for eight consecutive years in the best-selling author rankings conducted annually by Le Figaro and the French Booksellers Association. In 2016, 『Will You Be There?』 became the first French novel to be made into a Korean film, creating a buzz. In 2018, the novel 『Miss and the Night』 was produced as a six-part drama and aired on the broadcasting station 『FR2』, and many other novels have been produced as movies and dramas. His novels are currently published in over 40 countries around the world, drawing sympathy and support from readers. French media has been praising Guillaume Musso, calling him a phenomenon, a writer who best embodies the term 'page-turner,' and a writer who always surprises readers with plot twists that transcend the limits of imagination. The main character of 'Life is a Novel' is a writer. This is the third novel in a row in which the author appears as the main character, following 『The Lady and the Night』 and 『The Secret Lives of Writers』. All three novels have in common that they raise serious questions about what it means to be a writer and what a novel is, and that they seek answers for themselves. Each novel combines mystery and fantasy to provide a unique and enjoyable experience. |
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“Carrie!” I finally let out a scream.
My voice resonated loud enough to shake the glass walls of the apartment.
As the echoes died down, a heavy silence fell.
I looked outside and the sun was nowhere to be seen.
Before I knew it, I felt a chill as if winter had suddenly arrived without warning.
I stood there still for a moment.
My whole body was trembling, cold sweat formed on my forehead, and tears flowed down my cheeks.
After barely regaining my composure, I looked down the hallway from the front door to the living room and found one of Carrie's slippers lying on the floor.
Oddly enough, there was only one pair of pink velvet slippers left, the one on the left foot.
I searched diligently for the remaining pair, but never found them.
Shocked to the point where my heart sank, I decided to call the police.
--- p.24~25
Before Carrie's disappearance, people who knew nothing about me and had never read a single line of my books came forward and began to spread cryptic sentences from my novels, building towers of far-fetched hypotheses.
Anyone who had even a passing connection to me became a target of personal attacks and was mercilessly attacked by netizens who were like hyenas.
The media's indiscriminate raising of suspicions, malicious articles without fact-checking, and the hypotheses spread by netizens were far more cruel and harsh than the verdicts handed down by judges in court.
Various suspicions were widely spread as facts without any verification process.
The media seemed completely uninterested in the truth, obsessed only with increasing sales and online views.
Some media outlets have even boldly published sensational articles that stimulate the peripheral nerves by using sensational images to attract the attention of people who live as click slaves.
Carrie's disappearance, which had turned my life upside down, was nothing more than a distraction and a target of ridicule for pseudo-journalists.
--- p.41
I stared blankly at the Dunhill Namiki fountain pen that Fantine had left behind.
For a long time, I believed that the pen was nothing more than a magic wand.
I'm not just pretending to be naive, I really believed that.
When I write, vocabulary acts like Lego blocks.
I patiently combined words to build the world I had imagined in my head.
As long as I was sitting at my desk, I became the queen of a world where I could move at my will.
I was given the power of life and death over all the characters.
He mercilessly eliminated those he did not like, and bestowed infinite grace on those who were wise and clever.
My values and ethics were the only things that determined the characters' character, and there was no need to prove that my judgment was right.
I have written three novels so far.
I still had four or five more novels in my head.
I spent roughly the same amount of time in the fictional world as I did in the real world.
With Carrie gone, the fictional world was no longer accessible to me.
My magic wand became useless in the face of my daughter's disappearance.
The painful reality was taking control and demanding a heavy price for my unconditional attempts at escape.
--- p.62
The obvious truth was revealed without any effort to find it.
I just realized that I am just a character in a novel written by some author.
It was an electric typewriter, or rather a computer, to be more realistic, but anyway, someone was holding me by the strings and manipulating me as they pleased.
I finally figured out who my enemy was.
I knew better than anyone else the cunning tricks of the novelist who wrote my story.
Because I, too, am a novelist with the same job.
The only thing I'm sure of right now is that I just figured out his plan.
He manipulated me like a puppet, never dreaming that his true identity would be discovered, so he kept messing with the puppet's strings as he pleased.
A possibility that I had not anticipated just a moment ago has opened up.
The possibility of changing the ending of the story.
Now I had to find a way to overturn his desk.
The only way to break free from his puppet-manipulating shackles was to drag him into the world of fiction.
--- p.92
The methods I use when writing novels can be broadly summarized into two.
Like a watchmaker working on a piece of work that requires precision, I first spent several months developing a near-perfect writing plan and preparing the necessary materials.
In the notebook I always carry in my pocket, I write down the story from the incident, beginning, development, crisis, twist, and conclusion, as well as the appearances, personalities, and characteristics of the characters, related information about the city set in the novel, and specialized knowledge about the incident or character.
If I get stuck while writing, I can solve most problems by taking out my notebook and carefully reviewing the related materials I have prepared.
Jean Giono (French novelist: translator) also mentioned how important prior preparation is before starting to write.
'The book is now almost finished.
Because I just have to write.' As the years passed and the number of novels I wrote increased, I realized that there were parts where the content overlapped without me realizing it, and I felt the need to change my working method.
If the story leading to the ending is decided in advance, it feels like the sense of surprise is reduced and the excitement is lost.
These days, even I, as a writer, prefer to throw myself into the writing process without having decided in advance what conclusion I will reach.
It was a writing style favored by Stephen King.
--- p.100~101
For the past six months, Almin has been secretly taking my phone, writing malicious text messages and sending them to his own phone.
To my amazement, many of the text messages contained defamatory and threatening content directed at me, including Almin and my son, Theo.
'You idiot,' 'a whore,' 'a slut,' 'I'll never divorce you,' 'I'll get revenge on you and Theo someday,' 'I'll kill you and fuck your body, just wait and see.' The fake text messages that Almin's lawyers widely circulated to the media during the divorce proceedings were usually of that level.
I left my phone somewhere and haven't changed my password in 10 years.
I didn't even notice while Almin was texting me on my phone.
Because Almin, who was always careful about everything, sent those vulgar text messages and then immediately deleted them.
Almin leaked the text messages he had written to the press and used them to criticize me for being such a piece of trash.
Almin distributed not only text messages but also videos with devilish editing.
That video played a decisive role in tarnishing my reputation.
The 30-second video that Almin produced and distributed was once uploaded to YouTube, giving rise to numerous speculations and rumors.
Almin claimed that the video was leaked because his phone was hacked, but it was clear that he had deliberately planned to release it himself to embarrass me.
--- p.103~104
"I know you're deeply concerned about environmental issues, but what on earth are you going to do with Theo by taking him to an eco-hut? There's no education or medical system there.
Theo has to go to school in the city and go to the hospital when he gets sick.
“It’s ridiculous to raise a child in a place that is no different from the wilderness.” “You don’t have to receive that kind of education.
I will make sure Theo survives safely even when environmental disaster strikes.
City life is dangerous.
Cities are exposed to not only environmental problems, but also various terrorist attacks, racial issues, and attacks from new viruses.
“I’m trying to protect Theo from a disaster that could strike in an instant.”
That was the end of our negotiations, and I was defeated.
Before we knew it, we had arrived at Paris Gare de Lyon.
Four huge clocks adorning the four sides of the tall tower caught my eye.
The station's watchtower looked majestically down on Place Louis Armand.
Although I didn't expect much, I confessed my true feelings to Almin once again, intending to make a final appeal.
“As you know, Theo is my everything.
“If you leave with Theo, I might die.”
My voice resonated loud enough to shake the glass walls of the apartment.
As the echoes died down, a heavy silence fell.
I looked outside and the sun was nowhere to be seen.
Before I knew it, I felt a chill as if winter had suddenly arrived without warning.
I stood there still for a moment.
My whole body was trembling, cold sweat formed on my forehead, and tears flowed down my cheeks.
After barely regaining my composure, I looked down the hallway from the front door to the living room and found one of Carrie's slippers lying on the floor.
Oddly enough, there was only one pair of pink velvet slippers left, the one on the left foot.
I searched diligently for the remaining pair, but never found them.
Shocked to the point where my heart sank, I decided to call the police.
--- p.24~25
Before Carrie's disappearance, people who knew nothing about me and had never read a single line of my books came forward and began to spread cryptic sentences from my novels, building towers of far-fetched hypotheses.
Anyone who had even a passing connection to me became a target of personal attacks and was mercilessly attacked by netizens who were like hyenas.
The media's indiscriminate raising of suspicions, malicious articles without fact-checking, and the hypotheses spread by netizens were far more cruel and harsh than the verdicts handed down by judges in court.
Various suspicions were widely spread as facts without any verification process.
The media seemed completely uninterested in the truth, obsessed only with increasing sales and online views.
Some media outlets have even boldly published sensational articles that stimulate the peripheral nerves by using sensational images to attract the attention of people who live as click slaves.
Carrie's disappearance, which had turned my life upside down, was nothing more than a distraction and a target of ridicule for pseudo-journalists.
--- p.41
I stared blankly at the Dunhill Namiki fountain pen that Fantine had left behind.
For a long time, I believed that the pen was nothing more than a magic wand.
I'm not just pretending to be naive, I really believed that.
When I write, vocabulary acts like Lego blocks.
I patiently combined words to build the world I had imagined in my head.
As long as I was sitting at my desk, I became the queen of a world where I could move at my will.
I was given the power of life and death over all the characters.
He mercilessly eliminated those he did not like, and bestowed infinite grace on those who were wise and clever.
My values and ethics were the only things that determined the characters' character, and there was no need to prove that my judgment was right.
I have written three novels so far.
I still had four or five more novels in my head.
I spent roughly the same amount of time in the fictional world as I did in the real world.
With Carrie gone, the fictional world was no longer accessible to me.
My magic wand became useless in the face of my daughter's disappearance.
The painful reality was taking control and demanding a heavy price for my unconditional attempts at escape.
--- p.62
The obvious truth was revealed without any effort to find it.
I just realized that I am just a character in a novel written by some author.
It was an electric typewriter, or rather a computer, to be more realistic, but anyway, someone was holding me by the strings and manipulating me as they pleased.
I finally figured out who my enemy was.
I knew better than anyone else the cunning tricks of the novelist who wrote my story.
Because I, too, am a novelist with the same job.
The only thing I'm sure of right now is that I just figured out his plan.
He manipulated me like a puppet, never dreaming that his true identity would be discovered, so he kept messing with the puppet's strings as he pleased.
A possibility that I had not anticipated just a moment ago has opened up.
The possibility of changing the ending of the story.
Now I had to find a way to overturn his desk.
The only way to break free from his puppet-manipulating shackles was to drag him into the world of fiction.
--- p.92
The methods I use when writing novels can be broadly summarized into two.
Like a watchmaker working on a piece of work that requires precision, I first spent several months developing a near-perfect writing plan and preparing the necessary materials.
In the notebook I always carry in my pocket, I write down the story from the incident, beginning, development, crisis, twist, and conclusion, as well as the appearances, personalities, and characteristics of the characters, related information about the city set in the novel, and specialized knowledge about the incident or character.
If I get stuck while writing, I can solve most problems by taking out my notebook and carefully reviewing the related materials I have prepared.
Jean Giono (French novelist: translator) also mentioned how important prior preparation is before starting to write.
'The book is now almost finished.
Because I just have to write.' As the years passed and the number of novels I wrote increased, I realized that there were parts where the content overlapped without me realizing it, and I felt the need to change my working method.
If the story leading to the ending is decided in advance, it feels like the sense of surprise is reduced and the excitement is lost.
These days, even I, as a writer, prefer to throw myself into the writing process without having decided in advance what conclusion I will reach.
It was a writing style favored by Stephen King.
--- p.100~101
For the past six months, Almin has been secretly taking my phone, writing malicious text messages and sending them to his own phone.
To my amazement, many of the text messages contained defamatory and threatening content directed at me, including Almin and my son, Theo.
'You idiot,' 'a whore,' 'a slut,' 'I'll never divorce you,' 'I'll get revenge on you and Theo someday,' 'I'll kill you and fuck your body, just wait and see.' The fake text messages that Almin's lawyers widely circulated to the media during the divorce proceedings were usually of that level.
I left my phone somewhere and haven't changed my password in 10 years.
I didn't even notice while Almin was texting me on my phone.
Because Almin, who was always careful about everything, sent those vulgar text messages and then immediately deleted them.
Almin leaked the text messages he had written to the press and used them to criticize me for being such a piece of trash.
Almin distributed not only text messages but also videos with devilish editing.
That video played a decisive role in tarnishing my reputation.
The 30-second video that Almin produced and distributed was once uploaded to YouTube, giving rise to numerous speculations and rumors.
Almin claimed that the video was leaked because his phone was hacked, but it was clear that he had deliberately planned to release it himself to embarrass me.
--- p.103~104
"I know you're deeply concerned about environmental issues, but what on earth are you going to do with Theo by taking him to an eco-hut? There's no education or medical system there.
Theo has to go to school in the city and go to the hospital when he gets sick.
“It’s ridiculous to raise a child in a place that is no different from the wilderness.” “You don’t have to receive that kind of education.
I will make sure Theo survives safely even when environmental disaster strikes.
City life is dangerous.
Cities are exposed to not only environmental problems, but also various terrorist attacks, racial issues, and attacks from new viruses.
“I’m trying to protect Theo from a disaster that could strike in an instant.”
That was the end of our negotiations, and I was defeated.
Before we knew it, we had arrived at Paris Gare de Lyon.
Four huge clocks adorning the four sides of the tall tower caught my eye.
The station's watchtower looked majestically down on Place Louis Armand.
Although I didn't expect much, I confessed my true feelings to Almin once again, intending to make a final appeal.
“As you know, Theo is my everything.
“If you leave with Theo, I might die.”
--- p.174
Publisher's Review
If life is a novel, we are all writers.
- A new 2020 release from Guillaume Musso, the maestro of love and emotion! The #1 bestseller in France!
“Life is a Novel” is Guillaume Musso’s 17th full-length novel to be published in Korea.
Since "After That", published in 2004, all of his novels have reached number one on the French bestseller list.
The third novel, “Save Me,” was listed on the bestseller list at major domestic bookstores for over 200 weeks.
He also ranked first for eight consecutive years in the best-selling author rankings conducted annually by Le Figaro and the French Booksellers Association.
In 2016, 『Will You Be There?』 became the first French novel to be made into a Korean film, creating a buzz.
In 2018, the novel 『Miss and the Night』 was produced as a six-part drama and aired on the broadcasting station 『FR2』, and many other novels have been produced as movies and dramas.
His novels are currently published in over 40 countries around the world, drawing sympathy and support from readers.
French media has been praising Guillaume Musso, calling him a phenomenon, a writer who best embodies the term 'page-turner,' and a writer who always surprises readers with plot twists that transcend the limits of imagination.
The main character of 'Life is a Novel' is a writer.
This is the third novel in a row in which the author appears as the main character, following 『The Lady and the Night』 and 『The Secret Lives of Writers』.
All three novels have in common that they raise serious questions about what it means to be a writer and what a novel is, and that they seek answers for themselves.
Each novel combines mystery and fantasy to provide a unique and enjoyable experience.
The protagonist of this novel, Romain Ozorski, is a writer who has published nineteen novels, all of which have become bestsellers.
In that respect, it is very similar to Guillaume Musso.
They also have similarities in that his parents divorced early and he lived with his mother, and he is currently the most popular writer in France.
Of course, novels inevitably incorporate elements of the author's own experience, but unlike diaries or memoirs, they are a genre that incorporates imagination.
Therefore, the novel must be viewed as a novel in itself.
All characters in the novel are beings created by the author using his imagination.
The writer must complete the story by moving the characters according to his will, just as he would control marionette puppets on strings to create a puppet show.
The writer must perform the roles of both director and actor.
What kind of life does Romain Ozorski, the narrator of this novel, lead? He is a socially successful writer, with every novel he writes becoming a bestseller.
However, the reality before his eyes is not so easy.
Everyone acknowledges the commercial success of Romain's novels, but they also attach a label to his back.
Romain Ozorski has become a writer with a fixed image without even realizing it.
Even when a new work comes out, it is no longer a hot news story and is simply accepted as an annual event.
I always hear the same things from critics, and in interviews, I often get asked the same questions I've heard before.
Journalists often ask Romain why he doesn't try a radical transformation, whether he has reached the limits of his imagination.
These are blatantly malicious and sarcastic questions.
Romain Ozorski must reinvent himself as a writer and shake off the labels that cling to his back.
After publishing his twelfth novel, he plans to take a completely different path as a writer.
How can he shed his fixed image and regain his originality? Romain changes his name and aims to write a novel that will dispel the preconceptions of the press and readers, a novel that delves into a new realm he's never explored before.
He is still burning with creative passion, just like when he debuted.
As Romain's secret plans become reality, a new writer is born and unexpected events unfold one after another.
Novels are a genre that explores humanity and life.
Stephen King said, “All stories existed before the novelist wrote them.
Stories are like fossils in sedimentary rocks.
“The novelist must discover the truth in the process of writing, not knowing whether the fossil is a dinosaur bone or a raccoon bone.”
The world of fiction is a reflection of the real world and is based on imagination.
Romain is so busy writing that he doesn't have much time for his wife.
His wife, who has an impulsive and spontaneous personality, would not look kindly on him while he is absorbed in writing.
His wife files for divorce and leaves the house.
Romain faces the threat of losing custody of his son, whom he considers the most precious treasure in his life, to his wife.
As his wife's false claims and accusations against him spread through the internet after she informed him of the divorce, Romain was branded as "a good writer, but a trashy person."
What measures will Romain take to untangle the tangled web of life? He can't just watch the tower he's painstakingly built crumble overnight.
What solution will Romain find when his life is suddenly thrown into crisis?
A captivating and deadly harmony that briskly crosses the real and fictional worlds!
Even if we are not writers, we all use writing to express our opinions, convey our thoughts, and persuade others.
A French newspaper called the novel "a beautiful homage to a great writer and novel!"
This novel offers a glimpse into Guillaume Musso's perspective on novels, and it is filled with golden quotes and anecdotes from famous writers about writing, making it even more interesting.
The ultimate decision maker in a novel is the author.
In a novel, the author is a god-like being.
He holds the power of life and death over all characters and can make all decisions.
However, the author must take responsibility for all the decisions he makes.
Novels that lack plausibility and authenticity have difficulty gaining sympathy and support from readers.
This novel takes the form of a grid.
The novel written by the protagonist Romain and the overall story unfold in parallel.
Flora Conway, the protagonist of Romain's novels, is also a writer.
Another similarity is that they are both world-famous writers.
Writers in the real world and writers in the fictional world have one thing in common: they face serious life crises.
What would happen if you met the protagonist of a novel in the real world? Guillaume Musso already presented a romantic fantasy in "Paper Woman" where the author and the heroine of a novel meet and engage.
Unlike that case, Guillaume Musso once again creates a captivating and deadly harmony by briskly crossing the real and fictional worlds.
If you look through the mirror into the world of fiction as Guillaume Musso guides you, you will come to accept the saying that life is a novel as true.
It is a fantasy story possible because it is a novel, but the author and the characters meet and discuss ways to overcome the crisis in their lives.
To survive, everyone needs detailed and rational planning and design, just like writing a novel.
Anyone can use their imagination to create opportunities to correct life's mistakes.
This novel seeks solutions to how we can correct our lives that are going wrong.
'What good are books if not to help us return to life, if not to help us embrace it more passionately?' These are the words of Henry Miller, who appears in the novel.
Will Romain, the protagonist of this novel, be able to write a story that will allow him to return to life? Guillaume Musso has attempted countless transformations.
He used to write mainly fantasy and romance, but has now transformed into a thriller writer, and is now a writer who tells deeper and richer life stories.
The excellent wit and the sudden, dizzying twists that make you feel like you've been hit in the back of the head are still there.
This novel provides an opportunity to seriously reflect on what it means to be a writer, what a novel is, and what life is.
Anyone who reads this novel will have the valuable opportunity to imagine how they might portray or modify their given life.
- A new 2020 release from Guillaume Musso, the maestro of love and emotion! The #1 bestseller in France!
“Life is a Novel” is Guillaume Musso’s 17th full-length novel to be published in Korea.
Since "After That", published in 2004, all of his novels have reached number one on the French bestseller list.
The third novel, “Save Me,” was listed on the bestseller list at major domestic bookstores for over 200 weeks.
He also ranked first for eight consecutive years in the best-selling author rankings conducted annually by Le Figaro and the French Booksellers Association.
In 2016, 『Will You Be There?』 became the first French novel to be made into a Korean film, creating a buzz.
In 2018, the novel 『Miss and the Night』 was produced as a six-part drama and aired on the broadcasting station 『FR2』, and many other novels have been produced as movies and dramas.
His novels are currently published in over 40 countries around the world, drawing sympathy and support from readers.
French media has been praising Guillaume Musso, calling him a phenomenon, a writer who best embodies the term 'page-turner,' and a writer who always surprises readers with plot twists that transcend the limits of imagination.
The main character of 'Life is a Novel' is a writer.
This is the third novel in a row in which the author appears as the main character, following 『The Lady and the Night』 and 『The Secret Lives of Writers』.
All three novels have in common that they raise serious questions about what it means to be a writer and what a novel is, and that they seek answers for themselves.
Each novel combines mystery and fantasy to provide a unique and enjoyable experience.
The protagonist of this novel, Romain Ozorski, is a writer who has published nineteen novels, all of which have become bestsellers.
In that respect, it is very similar to Guillaume Musso.
They also have similarities in that his parents divorced early and he lived with his mother, and he is currently the most popular writer in France.
Of course, novels inevitably incorporate elements of the author's own experience, but unlike diaries or memoirs, they are a genre that incorporates imagination.
Therefore, the novel must be viewed as a novel in itself.
All characters in the novel are beings created by the author using his imagination.
The writer must complete the story by moving the characters according to his will, just as he would control marionette puppets on strings to create a puppet show.
The writer must perform the roles of both director and actor.
What kind of life does Romain Ozorski, the narrator of this novel, lead? He is a socially successful writer, with every novel he writes becoming a bestseller.
However, the reality before his eyes is not so easy.
Everyone acknowledges the commercial success of Romain's novels, but they also attach a label to his back.
Romain Ozorski has become a writer with a fixed image without even realizing it.
Even when a new work comes out, it is no longer a hot news story and is simply accepted as an annual event.
I always hear the same things from critics, and in interviews, I often get asked the same questions I've heard before.
Journalists often ask Romain why he doesn't try a radical transformation, whether he has reached the limits of his imagination.
These are blatantly malicious and sarcastic questions.
Romain Ozorski must reinvent himself as a writer and shake off the labels that cling to his back.
After publishing his twelfth novel, he plans to take a completely different path as a writer.
How can he shed his fixed image and regain his originality? Romain changes his name and aims to write a novel that will dispel the preconceptions of the press and readers, a novel that delves into a new realm he's never explored before.
He is still burning with creative passion, just like when he debuted.
As Romain's secret plans become reality, a new writer is born and unexpected events unfold one after another.
Novels are a genre that explores humanity and life.
Stephen King said, “All stories existed before the novelist wrote them.
Stories are like fossils in sedimentary rocks.
“The novelist must discover the truth in the process of writing, not knowing whether the fossil is a dinosaur bone or a raccoon bone.”
The world of fiction is a reflection of the real world and is based on imagination.
Romain is so busy writing that he doesn't have much time for his wife.
His wife, who has an impulsive and spontaneous personality, would not look kindly on him while he is absorbed in writing.
His wife files for divorce and leaves the house.
Romain faces the threat of losing custody of his son, whom he considers the most precious treasure in his life, to his wife.
As his wife's false claims and accusations against him spread through the internet after she informed him of the divorce, Romain was branded as "a good writer, but a trashy person."
What measures will Romain take to untangle the tangled web of life? He can't just watch the tower he's painstakingly built crumble overnight.
What solution will Romain find when his life is suddenly thrown into crisis?
A captivating and deadly harmony that briskly crosses the real and fictional worlds!
Even if we are not writers, we all use writing to express our opinions, convey our thoughts, and persuade others.
A French newspaper called the novel "a beautiful homage to a great writer and novel!"
This novel offers a glimpse into Guillaume Musso's perspective on novels, and it is filled with golden quotes and anecdotes from famous writers about writing, making it even more interesting.
The ultimate decision maker in a novel is the author.
In a novel, the author is a god-like being.
He holds the power of life and death over all characters and can make all decisions.
However, the author must take responsibility for all the decisions he makes.
Novels that lack plausibility and authenticity have difficulty gaining sympathy and support from readers.
This novel takes the form of a grid.
The novel written by the protagonist Romain and the overall story unfold in parallel.
Flora Conway, the protagonist of Romain's novels, is also a writer.
Another similarity is that they are both world-famous writers.
Writers in the real world and writers in the fictional world have one thing in common: they face serious life crises.
What would happen if you met the protagonist of a novel in the real world? Guillaume Musso already presented a romantic fantasy in "Paper Woman" where the author and the heroine of a novel meet and engage.
Unlike that case, Guillaume Musso once again creates a captivating and deadly harmony by briskly crossing the real and fictional worlds.
If you look through the mirror into the world of fiction as Guillaume Musso guides you, you will come to accept the saying that life is a novel as true.
It is a fantasy story possible because it is a novel, but the author and the characters meet and discuss ways to overcome the crisis in their lives.
To survive, everyone needs detailed and rational planning and design, just like writing a novel.
Anyone can use their imagination to create opportunities to correct life's mistakes.
This novel seeks solutions to how we can correct our lives that are going wrong.
'What good are books if not to help us return to life, if not to help us embrace it more passionately?' These are the words of Henry Miller, who appears in the novel.
Will Romain, the protagonist of this novel, be able to write a story that will allow him to return to life? Guillaume Musso has attempted countless transformations.
He used to write mainly fantasy and romance, but has now transformed into a thriller writer, and is now a writer who tells deeper and richer life stories.
The excellent wit and the sudden, dizzying twists that make you feel like you've been hit in the back of the head are still there.
This novel provides an opportunity to seriously reflect on what it means to be a writer, what a novel is, and what life is.
Anyone who reads this novel will have the valuable opportunity to imagine how they might portray or modify their given life.
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Publication date: November 24, 2020
- Page count, weight, size: 312 pages | 432g | 147*210*30mm
- ISBN13: 9788984374164
- ISBN10: 8984374164
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