Ce que j'appelle oubli
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| Author | Laurent Mauvignier |
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| Language | French |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Les Éditions de Minuit |
Publication date | 2011 |
| Publication place | France |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 64 |
| ISBN | 9782707321534 |
Ce que j'appelle oubli (What I call oblivion) is a 2011 novel by Laurent Mauvignier.[1]
The book is constituted of only one huge sentence telling the story of a young man killed by watchmen in a supermarket because he drank one can of beer without paying for it. It is based on a real story which happened in Lyon in December 2009.[2][3]
It is told as a monologue by a narrator whose identity is not explained but who tell the reader that he knew the dead man and his brother.[4]
