Phœbe Hadjimarkos Clarke on the disguised fantastic in her new novel
The writer and translator discusses her third novel, "Le livre des souterrains," one of this year's closely watched rentrée titles, in an interview on France Culture.
Phœbe Hadjimarkos Clarke, a novelist and translator, was interviewed on France Culture's "Les Midis de culture" about her third novel, "Le livre des souterrains," one of the titles most anticipated in this year's rentrée littéraire, according to the broadcast.
France Culture describes the book as a spellbinding text from its opening lines and a mysterious object in itself, though the summary provided does not detail its plot.
Il m'est impossible d'écrire un roman sans fantastique déguisé
Phœbe Hadjimarkos Clarke
That line, which gives the interview its title, points to a recurring element in her fiction: a fantastic register that runs beneath the surface of her narratives rather than announcing itself outright. No further details on the novel's plot, publisher or length were given in the source material.
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