Florence Seyvos

Une bête aux aguets

A Beast on the Prowl

August 20, 2020
Novel
144 pages
140 × 205 mm
17 €
9782823611793
978-2-8236-1179-3
																Florence Seyvos, Une bête aux aguets
																Florence Seyvos, Une bête aux aguets

In this novel devoted to the disturbing strangeness, Florence Seyvos leads us to the heart of the mystery that she never ceases to explore, from book to book, with obstinacy.

When she finds herself alone, out of sight, Anna hears voices, sees lights behind the curtains, catches sight of shadows in the corridor. She knows that she belongs to another world, which does not obey the same laws as the ordinary world. This frightens her, and fills her with shame.
Is it to protect herself from a danger that since the age of twelve Anna has had to swallow pills prescribed by a certain Georg? What illness does she suffer from? What condition would she be in if she gave up the treatment?
Une bête aux aguets is the story of a young girl who discovers that she is inhabited by fear: the fear of metamorphosing into a creature whose name she dares not speak. But this phenomenon, which she cannot explain, may be the promise of another change.

Selected for the “Le Monde” Literary Prize 2020
The author

Novelist and screenwriter Florence Seyvos gained recognition with Les Apparitions, which won the Prix Goncourt for a debut novel and the Prix France Télévisions in 1995. Her novel Le Garçon incassable (2013) received the Prix Renaudot Poche. Une bête aux aguets (2020) was met with enthusiasm from both critics and readers. Her latest novel, Un perdant magnifique, was published in January 2025.

August 20, 2020
Novel
144 pages
140 × 205 mm
17 €
9782823611793
978-2-8236-1179-3