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Le Jour du séisme
French
97 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published August 20, 1999
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About the author
Nina Bouraoui
29 books195 followersNina Bouraoui (born on 31 July 1967) is a French writer born in Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, of an Algerian father and a French mother. She spent the first fourteen years of her life in Algiers, then Zürich and Abu Dhabi. She now lives in Paris.
Her novels are mostly written in the first person and, with the exception of Avant les hommes (Before the Men), have been said by the author to be works of "auto-fiction". This is even the case for Le Bal des Murènes (The ball of moray eels), which, like Avant les hommes, has a male narrator. Since writing her first novel in 1991, Bouraoui has affirmed the influence of Marguerite Duras in her work, although the life narratives and works many other artists are also to be found in her novels (and songs). This is particularly true of Mes Mauvaises Pensées (My Bad Thoughts) which bears the imprint of Hervé Guibert, Annie Ernaux, David Lynch, Eileen Gray, and Violette Leduc amongst others. Questions of identity, desire, memory, writing, childhood and celebrity culture are some of the major themes of her work.
Her novels are mostly written in the first person and, with the exception of Avant les hommes (Before the Men), have been said by the author to be works of "auto-fiction". This is even the case for Le Bal des Murènes (The ball of moray eels), which, like Avant les hommes, has a male narrator. Since writing her first novel in 1991, Bouraoui has affirmed the influence of Marguerite Duras in her work, although the life narratives and works many other artists are also to be found in her novels (and songs). This is particularly true of Mes Mauvaises Pensées (My Bad Thoughts) which bears the imprint of Hervé Guibert, Annie Ernaux, David Lynch, Eileen Gray, and Violette Leduc amongst others. Questions of identity, desire, memory, writing, childhood and celebrity culture are some of the major themes of her work.
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January 10, 2016
<3 Ce n'est certainement pas le meilleur livre qu'elle a écrit , j'ai lu beaucoup mieux , mais elle est toujours sensible d'une façon qui sensibilise l'être humain .. Je deviens toujours contaminée, plus consciente de moi-même, de mon enfance,de mes peurs, et de mes désirs , quand je termine l'un de ses livres :3 .
March 22, 2020
3.2/5
Écriture poétique. Chaque chapitre démontre une nouvelle action, aventure, et ce, à chaque page.
“La nuit est le mensonge du jour.”
“Je lutte. Je risque. Je plonge. J’étouffe. Je sauve Arslan. Je tiens sa dette, une vie. Je crains le monde, sa vengeance. ”
Écriture poétique. Chaque chapitre démontre une nouvelle action, aventure, et ce, à chaque page.
“La nuit est le mensonge du jour.”
“Je lutte. Je risque. Je plonge. J’étouffe. Je sauve Arslan. Je tiens sa dette, une vie. Je crains le monde, sa vengeance. ”
January 18, 2026
En tidig bok av Nina Bouraoui som nu har översatts till svenska (Jordskalvet). Boken består av korta texter som påminner om dagboksanteckningar. Texterna rör en rad olika ämnen och känslor, vilka hon har utvecklat närmare i andra romaner. Som alltid en njutning att läsa Bouraoui.
February 5, 2025
Je pense c'est une prose poétique plutôt qu'un roman, mais c'est une belle découverte ❤️
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