Publication

2003 - J'ai lu

Language

French

Word Count

87,500 words, Guess

Page Count

350 pages

Physical Format

Mass Market Paperback

Identifiers

  • ISBN-102290321230
  • ISBN-139782290321232
  • Goodreads58378
  • Open LibraryOL8910980M

Classifications

  • LCCPQ2668.O77 P5313 2003

Description

"Michel Renault is a human void. Following the death of the father he barely knew, he endures his civil service job while eking out an existence of prepackaged pleasure, hollow friendships, TV dinners, and pornography. On a group holiday in Thailand, however, he meets the shyly compelling Valerie, who soon pursues an agenda that Michel himself could never have thought possible: his own humanization." "Back in Paris, they plunge into an affair that strays into S&M, public sex, and partner swapping, even as they devise a scheme to save Valerie's ailing travel company by capitalizing on the only trade Michel has seen flourish in the third World. Before long, he quits his job, and their business model for "sex tourism" is gradually implemented. But when they return to Thailand, where Michel's philosophy will be put into practice, he discovers that sex is neither the most consuming nor dangerous of passions."--BOOK JACKET

First Sentence

Father died last year.

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