FRANCIS RISSIN / Martin Mongin

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Martin Mongin

Date:

Tusitala
August 2019

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FRANCIS RISSIN

Rights Holder: Tusitala
Original Language: French

"This is a grand novel, with a scope, audacity and excessive acuity that is rare in French literature." — Antoine Bello, author of Les Falsificateurs

"It must be said that Francis Rissin is a monster. A brilliant, shape-shifting and visionary monster. A fiercely funny monster. And dangerous." — Véronique Ovaldé, author

Mysterious blue campaign posters appear in cities across France with simply a name written in white capital letters: FRANCIS RISSIN. Who is he? How did these posters get there? Journalists look for answers, the police investigate, the population gets swept up in the wonderment. Is Francis Rissin preparing to take power and become the President who will save France? Or is he preparing something far more sinister?

This wildly original first novel is composed of 11 parts that when put together try to solve the mystery that is Francis Rissin, an impossible task. Some of these parts include excerpts from a university lecture, a biography of Francis Rissin, a novel (within the novel), a screenplay, police interrogations, and more. One by one, they flirt with different genres such crime, fantasy, memoir and even political thriller. All with a distinctive voice and amazing talent for storytelling.

With a rare mastery, Martin Mongin sets a trap for the reader at the center of this blurred zone where reality and fiction become intertwined.

Martin Mongin, was born in 1979. He is a philosophy teacher and is passionate about politics. He has written several articles (notably for Monde diplomatique) and has published divers political essays under assumed names.

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