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Histoire de Rosa qui tint le monde dans sa main
Bernard Ollivier

Rosa is a lovely young woman married to an older man who is dying of tuberculosis. She lives in a village torn by sometimes harsh debates over the Dreyfus affair and secularism. In order to survive, she has no choice but to open a clandestine café where the mayor, the farmers and all the local notables come. Bragging, cards, political debate and bawdy jokes… the atmosphere is often argumentative, parochial and stubbornly proud. One evening, as the men are endlessly debating which of them is best in bed, Rosa accepts – in exchange for a share of the stakes – to judge the bet eight of them have come up with…. Three nights in her bed to prove their virility. But what does knowing how to make love really mean? Frequency, duration, performance, shared sensations? What are the real motivations of these men who aren’t always as simple-minded as they like to seem? Rosa describes and grades everything. There are plenty of surprises, not the least of which are for her, as she is torn between the bet, temptation, guilt, disgust, transgression and finally, love.

1902: Rosa, a lovely young woman married to a man dying of tuberculosis, is going to wind up judging an odd bet: she’ll spend three nights with each of eight men in order to decide which of them is best in bed. The woman who grades everything and imposes respect is lead to self-discovery… via temptation, pleasure, guilt, disgust… and finally, love.

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  • Publication date : 03/01/2013
  • Size : 14 x 20,5 cm, 256 p., 18,00 EUR €
  • ISBN 978-2-7529-0874-2
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