By Josée Marcotte
ISBN-10: 2895027978
ISBN-13: 9782895027973
Dans une société dont l’époque n’est pas précisée (un savant mélange d’éléments archaïques et contemporains), les femmes, comme les Amazones de l. a. mythologie grecque, sont coupées des hommes (perçus comme des ennemis) et assurent leur copy par une blend végétale qu’elles mêlent à de l. a. boue. Le roman, découpé en forty seven chapitres presque autonomes et portant en guise de titre le nom d’un des personnages, raconte l’histoire de cette société à los angeles fois étrange et familière de femmes guerrières. Aux figures inspirées de l. a. mythologie vintage s’ajoutent des personnages près des mythes modernes esquissés par des écrivains comme Orwell ou Volodine.
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Dans une société dont l’époque n’est pas précisée (un savant mélange d’éléments archaïques et contemporains), les femmes, comme les Amazones de los angeles mythologie grecque, sont coupées des hommes (perçus comme des ennemis) et assurent leur replica par une mix végétale qu’elles mêlent à de l. a. boue.
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