About This Novel
"Babylon" centers on two middle-class couples living in an apartment in the suburbs of Paris, telling the story of a murder caused by a "spring party". The sixty-two-year-old heroine reconstructs the story of a murder case involving a neighbor and his wife. The motivation is difficult to fully explain, but we seem to be able to detect the danger of collapse hidden under the ordinary life, and can feel the pessimistic and solemn atmosphere contained in the entangled intimate relationship. Under the appearance of a crime novel, Yasmina Reza uses her unique humor and sensitivity to unfold absurd dramas about daily trivialities, husband-wife relationships, and social life, showing the loneliness of losing belonging in a complicated world. He has won the Renaudot Literature Prize and the Goncourt Prize for Secondary School Students.
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