Philippe Besson

Just outside a hotel in Bordeaux, Philippe, a famous writer, chances upon a young man who bears a striking resemblance to his first love. What follows is a look back to Philippe's teenage years, to a winter morning in 1984, a small French high school, and a carefully timed encounter between two seventeen-year-olds. It's the start of a secret, intensely passionate, world-altering love affair between Philippe and his classmate, Thomas. Dazzlingly rendered by Molly Ringwald, the acclaimed actor and writer, in her first-ever translation, Besson's exquisitely moving coming-of-age story captures the tenderness of first love - and the heart-breaking passage of time.

On an island off the coast of France, six teenagers come together for a summer of desire and discovery until one of them vanishes forever, leaving the rest with an enduring mystery Tell me, do you know why the most beautiful love stories must always end badly? In the summer of 1985, on a scruffy resort island off the coast of France, six teenagers—five boys and one girl—band together for a final golden season before adulthood. Their days are drenched in sun and freedom, and their nights simmer with secrets, jealousy, and longing. Philippe is drawn to Nicolas, the quiet new boy who sees him in a way that no one else does. As their bond deepens, part of Nicolas remains unreachable—until a sudden tragedy brings their summer to a brutal end. The Summer Boy is a lush and unforgettable autobiographical tale, capturing the ineffable summers of youth in amber. Celebrated novelist Philippe Besson has shaped his memories into an aching meditation on how one summer night—and one fierce connection—can echo across a lifetime.

On an island off the coast of France, six teenagers come together for a summer of desire and discovery until one of them vanishes forever, leaving the rest with an enduring mystery. Tell me, do you know why the most beautiful love stories must always end badly? In the summer of 1985, on a scruffy resort island off the coast of France, six teenagers--five boys and one girl--band together for a final golden season before adulthood. Their days are drenched in sun and freedom, and their nights simmer with secrets, jealousy, and longing. Philippe is drawn to Nicolas, the quiet new boy who sees him in a way that no one else does. As their bond deepens, part of Nicolas remains unreachable--until a sudden tragedy brings their summer to a brutal end. The Summer Boy is a lush and unforgettable autobiographical tale, capturing the ineffable summers of youth in amber. Celebrated novelist Philippe Besson has shaped his memories into an aching meditation on how one summer night--and one fierce connection--can echo across a lifetime.

Anotatsija "Vi govorite pro mogo sina", Filipp BessonChotirnadtsjatirichnij Gjugo pomer. Do tsogo jogo pidshtovkhnuv buling u shkoli. Teper na vulitsi jogo ridnogo mista vikhodjat sotni ljudej, schob vshanuvati khloptsja bilim marshem. Vazhku tishu tsijeji podiji porushujut dumki Vensana, jakij znovu j znovu perezhivaje ostanni misjatsi zhittja svogo sina i vidchuvaje nagalnu potrebu pogovoriti pro svoje ditja. Tsej zvichajnij cholovik opinjajetsja pered prirvoju usvidomlennja togo, scho vin ne zmig zakhistiti svoju ditinu. I tsju porozhnechu nemozhlivo nichim zapovniti. Vensan kartaje sebe, scho ne vidreaguvav na zmini nastroju sina, jogo porozhnij pogljad i nibito nevinni prokhannja, jak-ot bazhannja zminiti shkolu, adzhe dumav, scho tse vsogo lishe pidlitkova drama, jaka skore mine. Ale vona ne minula, j teper rodina maje zitknutisja z tim, scho zreaguvala zanadto pizno j nedostatno efektivno.Pro knigu "Vi govorite pro mogo sina"Gjugo buv nadto chutlivij i samotnij, tozh zlamavsja pid tjagarem nevpinnogo peresliduvannja. Gluzuvannja pererosli v obrazi, ti - u pobittja, scho suprovodzhuvalosja khejtom u sotsialnikh merezhakh, jaki vinesli nasilstvo za mezhi shkilnikh stin. I ni batkam, ni shkoli ne vdajetsja zupiniti eskalatsiju zhorstokosti. I bil vid vtrati ditini nemozhlivo viraziti slovami, ale Vensan namagajetsja, adzhe voni khoch troshki mozhut polegshiti toj nevimovnij bil.Tragediju "Vi govorite pro mogo sina" napisav frantsuzkij pismennik Filipp Besson. Avtor rozpovidaje istoriju cherez postat batka, podajuchi vidverte doslidzhennja rodinnogo gorja. Besson proponuje osobistu j zvorushlivu opovid, u jakij strazhdannja vilivajetsja naprochud schiro, ale ne skochujetsja v nadmirnij pafos. Dlja pravdivogo zobrazhennja tsijeji situatsiji pismennik zustrichavsja z predstavnikami asotsiatsij ta rodin, jaki postrazhdali vid bulingu, a takozh spiravsja na vlasnij dosvid, scho bagato v chomu skhozhij na Gjugo. Avtor pishe lakonichno j realistichno, ne zgladzhujuchi kutiv. Strukturno opovid vidbuvajetsja u jednosti diji, prostoru ta chasu, scho peremezhovujetsja rozdumami batka zhertvi.Filip Besson torkajetsja realnosti, jaka mozhe vplinuti na bud-jaku sim'ju. Vin nagaduje chitacham pro neobkhidnist reaguvati, slukhati ta nikoli ne zakrivati ochi. Opovid visvitljuje sistemni mekhanizmi, jaki zalishajut rodini naodintsi z tragedijeju - brak obiznanosti, nedootsinka serjoznosti situatsiji, vidsutnist nalezhnoji pidtrimki jak dlja zhertv, tak i dlja jikhnikh blizkikh, a takozh - pokarannja dlja tikh, khto vchinjav nasilstvo. Avtor takozh zmushuje zamislitisja pro sposobi vikhovannja j stereotipi pro povedinku ditej, adzhe chasto voni prosto bojatsja rozpovisti pravdu, schob ne rozcharuvati batkiv chi ne potrapiti pid nadmirnu opiku. Tsja kniga mozhe spodobatisja chitacham, jaki tsinujut schiri, emotsijno gliboki j realistichni istoriji pro rodinni tragediji, tsikavljatsja sotsialnimi problemami, zokrema, bulingom v realnosti j sotsmerezhakh.

From the author of the international bestseller Lie with Me comes the tale of an affair between an aristocratic teenager and a soldier, as they discover the possibilities and perils of first love. Summer, 1916. With German Zeppelins on the skyline, the men of Paris are off at war. For Vincent, sixteen and still too young to fight, this moment of dread is also a moment of possibility. An electrifying encounter with Marcel, an enigmatic middle-aged writer, draws Vincent's desires out into the light. As he's taken under Marcel's wing, Vincent begins a dangerous affair with Arthur, the son of his governess and a young soldier on leave. Together, they share a secret that everyone seems to know and yet everyone remains silent about. In this stunning portrait of young love, Philippe Besson depicts a young man who plays by his own rules and is not afraid of who he is. In the afternoons, Vincent is mentored by Marcel, the great novelist, in the city's opulent caf s as they draw the judgment of society. And at night, he hides Arthur in his bedroom as the two risk everything to be together. Their affair initiates them into a world of pleasure and shields them from the encroaching war. During this magical week away from the trenches, Vincent shelters Arthur with happiness, reassuring him, "Nothing will happen to you." Tender and harrowing, In the Absence of Men captures how exhilarating and heart-crushing it is to fall in love for the first time. Besson's award-winning novel "beautifully captures the romance and amorality of gilded youth" (The Independent).

Dlja shanuvalnikiv Majkla Kanningema j Fransuazi SaganLito, 1916 rik. U nebi z'javljajutsja pershi tini nimetskikh dirizhabliv, a parizki choloviki virushajut na front.Dlja shistnadtsjatirichnogo Vensana, jakij zalishajetsja u misti majzhe sam, v otochenni nadmirnoji ljubovi j turboti zhinok, zhittja maje vigljad spravzhnogo triumfu svobodi. Ta vse zminjuje persha zakokhanist u frantsuzkogo soldata Artjura Valesa i znajomstvo z vidomim pismennikom Marselem Prustom. I des tam, sered listiv, spovnenikh chuttjevikh tajemnits j odkrovennja pershoji pristrasti do frantsuzkogo pikhotintsja, rozpochinajetsja shljakh jogo doroslishannja.Chomu varto prochitati knizhku "Za vidsutnosti cholovikiv"?- Istorija pro roman mizh soldatom j aristokratichnim pidlitkom, jakij vidkrivaje dlja sebe nadiji i nebezpeki pershogo kokhannja vid avtora mizhnarodnogo bestselera "Pripini svoji vigadki"- Chuttjevij i bolisnij roman, scho gliboko rozkrivaje romantiku j rozbeschenist zhittja zolotoji molodi.- Premiji Emmanuel-Robles, Prix premier Roman de Culture et bibliotheques pour tous de la Sarthe.- Jak Majkl Kanningem u "Godinakh" vijavljaje zakhoplennja tvorchistju Virdzhiniji Vulf, a Zhan Ris u "Shirokomu Sargasovomu mori" - tvorchistju Sharlotti Bronte, tak i debjutnij roman Filipa Bessona tonko viddaje nalezhne genialnosti Marselja Prusta.PerekladachMarina Marchenko

Projizhdzhajuchi ridnim krajem, opovidach bachit na povoroti vulitsi siluet - oblichchja, skhozhist jakogo z jogo pershim kokhannjam vrazhaje v same sertse.Istorija, scho rozpochalas dvadtsjat p'jat rokiv tomu iz zustrichi dvokh absoljutno riznikh pidlitkiv: odin, dosit sorom'jazlivij, sin vchitelja, starannij student i dosvidchenij chitach; inshij - seljanska ditina, buntivnij, kharizmatichnij i zagadkovij, uljublenets divchat.Jikhnij potjag negajnij i nedvoznachnij. Jikhni tajemni obijmi vidbuvajutsja z trepetom, spovnenim pochuttjam provini ta zaperechennja. Tajemnitsja, scho jikh otochuje, lishe pidsiljuje pristrast. Ale Toma ne zdaten visloviti svoji pochuttja i prijnjati sebe takim, jakim vin je. Vin znikaje z zhittja opovidacha tak samo nespodivano, jak i z'javivsja, zalishajuchi junomu Filippu ranu pershogo kokhannja, jaka nijak ne zagojitsja.Koli tsja istorija zakinchujetsja, cherez roki, avtor z neskinchennim sumom diznajetsja, scho Toma, jakij buv takim svitlim v junosti, vse zhittja namagavsja zavaditi svojij naturi, prikhovati jiji vid usikh, tim samim priskorjujuchi svij tragichnij kinets...V epokhu novikh mozhlivostej pered nashimi ochima vimalovujutsja dvi doli: odnijeji molodoji ljudini, scho stojit na mezhi zaperechennja ochevidnogo, zhittja u brekhni j strakhovi, ta inshoji, jaka stane romanistom i opovidachem istorij.Istorija jikhnogo kokhannja - tse skladne i gostre sposterezhennja, zvilnene vid bud-jakogo moralnogo osudu, pro te, jak vazhko buti samim soboju v pevnikh sotsialnikh chi simejnikh ramkakh. I chi mozhlive schaslive zhittja za tsimi ramkami?PerekladachMarina Marchenko

La fuerza ficticia de esta novela, inspirada en hechos reales, s lo puede ser igualada con la pluma sobria de Philippe Besson, un escritor en la cima de su carrera , La Provenza Pap acaba de matar a mam . Tras la conmoci n por la inaudita noticia que le dio su hermana, el primog nito alerta a la polic a y toma el primer tren. Atenazado por el remordimiento por haberse ido a la capital a estudiar danza y haber dejado a la peque a L a con sus inestables padres, una vez en casa se topa con la dura realidad: polic as, el cuerpo de su madre, su padre fugitivo y su hermana traumatizada. Tras el shock, el hijo retrocede en el tiempo para intentar indagar c mo terminaron en esta pesadilla. Las se ales estaban ah , pero nadie quiso verlas... Basada en hechos reales, Esto no es noticia arroja una luz nica sobre un oscuro tema desde la perspectiva de las v ctimas invisibles de la violencia, que es a n m s tr gica cuando se asienta en el seno de una familia. Con sensibilidad y sobriedad, alejadas de todo dejo de sensacionalismo, da cuenta del largo y penoso camino de dos hermanos condenados a una vergonzosa orfandad. Philippe Besson --autor bestseller cuyas obras se han traducido al alem n, ingl s, italiano y espa ol, y han sido adaptadas al cine y al teatro-- logra darle una dimensi n literaria a una problem tica social que ensombrece las noticias todos los d as, en una novela implacable y desgarradora , ElleENGLISH DESCRIPTION"The fictional force of this novel, inspired by real events, can only be matched by the sober pen of Philippe Besson, a writer at the peak of his career," La Provence "Dad just killed mom." After the shock of the unprecedented news that his sister gave him, the firstborn alerts the police and takes the first train. Gripped by remorse for having gone to the capital to study dance and having left little L a with her unstable parents, once at home he encounters the harsh reality: policemen, the body of his mother, his fugitive father and his traumatized sister.After the shock, the son goes back in time to try to find out how they ended up in this nightmare. The signs were there, but no one wanted to see them... Based on true events, Esto no es noticia (This Is Not News) sheds a unique light on a dark subject from the perspective of the invisible victims of violence, which is even more tragic when it settles into the bosom of a family. With sensitivity and sobriety, far from any trace of sensationalism, it gives an account of the long and painful journey of two brothers condemned to shameful orphanhood. "Philippe Besson -a bestselling author whose works have been translated into German, English, Italian and Spanish, and have been adapted for film and theatre - manages to give a literary dimension to a social problem that overshadows the news every day, in a "relentless and heartbreaking" novel, Elle

Philippe holder ferie på Atlanterhavsøen île de Ré sommeren efter, at han er fyldt atten. Her mødes han med gamle venner, og nye venskaber knyttes. Men det harmoniske liv forstyrres en sommeraften, hvor en af vennerne forsvinder.Philippe Besson er en af Frankrigs mest anerkendte forfattere. I denne bog vælger han endnu engang at tage udgangspunkt i egne livserfaringer, som han tidligere har gjort i ”Hold op med at lyve”.”Det er en roman, der lugter af nostalgi, let, behagelig, ubekymret og useriøs. Philippe Besson tager os med tilbage til fællesskabet i ferierne i slutningen af ungdomsårene, hvor alt stadig er muligt, hvor alt stadig skal gøres, hvor verden åbner sig for os med begejstring.”- Jens Peder Weibrecht, Fransklisten

FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF LIE WITH MEIt is the summer of 1916 and, with German Zeppelins on the skyline, the men of Paris are off at war. For Vincent, the sixteen-year-old son of a prestigious family, the tranquillity of the city sits at odds with the salons and soirees he attends. But, after an electrifying encounter with the enigmatic writer, Marcel P, draws Vincent’s desires out into the light, his ever-riskier liaisons with a young solider begin to shape Vincent’s future.Translated by Frank Wynne'A short, bold and original novel which beautifully captures the romance and amorality of gilded youth' IndependentElegant novellas-in-translation, VINTAGE EDITIONS celebrate the audacity and ambition of the written word, transporting readers to wherever in the world literary innovation may be found.