Angélique Villeneuve's tenth novel traces a silent young farmwoman's inner life
"Des idées d'incendie" has been reviewed by Le Monde as a poetic and devastating account of a peasant girl's harrowing existence.
Le Monde's books section has reviewed "Des idées d'incendie," the tenth novel by French writer Angélique Villeneuve, calling it "poétique et bouleversant" — poetic and devastating.
According to the newspaper, the book recounts the harrowing life of a young peasant woman, giving voice to what Le Monde describes as "le murmure tournoyant d'une taiseuse" — the swirling murmur of a woman of few words.
No further details on plot, setting or publisher are given in the available material.
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