_edited.png){kind=small}
L’Anomalie
- Lady Ronit
- Sep 11, 2024
- 3 min read
Updated: Oct 18, 2024
Hervé Le Tellier, 2020
L’Anomalie is not just a book, it is a masterpiece crafted in the mould of Franz Kafka by a physicist-educated author, which is subtly felt, though not overly so. The staggering literary prowess may provoke waves of depression in younger writers, but it is worth it. Definitely worth it for this read. It's one of those works that you consume in one sitting, not stopping until dawn breaks. Filled with contemporary contexts, political humour. Intricate, surprising, and thoughtful. Inspiring reflection and enriching internally, simultaneously an extraordinary example of the writer's craft.
I believe Hervé Le Tellier is a genius. Underrated. The world has not seen a star like him in many years. L’Anomalie is the best-selling Goncourt Prize laureate since Marguerite Duras's L'amant. The work of Hervé Le Tellier also touches on a Chinese theme, but let's not anticipate the facts. Absorbing this work with all senses is a pleasure too exquisite to spoil.
A Boeing passenger flight, where the fates of the characters intertwine, primarily with themselves. Although The Anomaly was published in 2020, as a shareholder in this company in light of the recent crisis, I had an additional reason for bitter laughter, fortunately not through tears.
The rest of this article is only available to Paid Subscribers.