Lie with Me: A Novel by Philippe Besson (English) Paperback Book

Description: Lie with Me by Philippe Besson, Molly Ringwald Originally published in France in 2017 as Arrãete avec tes mensonges. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description "I remember the movement of his hips pressing against the pinball machine. This one sentence had me in its grip until the end. Two young men find each other, always fearing that life itself might be the villain standing in their way. A stunning and heart-gripping tale." --André Aciman, author of Call Me by Your Name A New York Times Book Review Editors Choice The critically acclaimed, internationally beloved novel by Philippe Besson--"this years Call Me By Your Name" (Vulture) with raves in The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, NPR, Vanity Fair, Vogue, O, The Oprah Magazine, and Out--about an affair between two teenage boys in 1984 France, translated with subtle beauty and haunting lyricism by the iconic and internationally acclaimed actress and writer Molly Ringwald. In this "sexy, pure, and radiant story" (Out), Philippe chances upon a young man outside a hotel in Bordeaux who bears a striking resemblance to his first love. What follows is a look back at the relationship hes never forgotten, a hidden affair with a boy named Thomas during their last year of high school. Thomas is the son of a farmer; Philippe the son of a school principal. At school, they dont acknowledge each other. But they steal time to meet in secret, carrying on a passionate, world-altering affair. Despite the intensity of their attraction, from the beginning Thomas knows how it will end: "Because you will leave and we will stay," he says. Philippe becomes a writer and travels the world, though as this "tender, sensuous novel" (The New York Times Book Review) shows, he never lets go of the relationship that shaped him, and every story hes ever told. "Beautifully translated by Ringwald" (NPR), this is "Philippe Bessons book of a lifetime...an elegiac tale of first, hidden love" (The New Yorker). Author Biography Philippe Besson is an author, screenwriter, and playwright. His first novel, In the Absence of Men, was awarded the Emmanuel-Roblès Prize in 2001, and he is also the author of, among others, Late Autumn (Grand Prize RTL-Lire), A Boy from Italy, and The Atlantic House. In 2017 he published Lie With Me, a #1 French bestseller that won the the Maisons de la Presse Prize, and A Character from a Novel, an intimate portrait of Emmanuel Macron during his presidential campaign. His novels have been translated into twenty different languages. Molly Ringwalds writing has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Guardian, and Vogue, and she is the author of the bestselling novel-in-stories When It Happens to You. She previously translated Lie with Me, a novel by Philippe Besson. Review The Advocates Best Gay Novel of 2019 A New York Times Book Review Editors Choice O, The Oprah Magazines Best LGBTQ Books Thatll Change the Literary Landscape in 2019 The Wall Street Journals Ten Books Youll Want to Read this Spring Outs Best Queer Books of April 2019 TheSkimms LGBTQ+ books to celebrate Pride "[A] study in intimacy ... the novel captures the full tragedy of the closet ... Equal parts Andre Aciman and Marguerite Duras." --Ayten Tartici, The New York Times Book Review "Philippe Bessons book of a lifetime ... An elegiac tale of first, hidden love between two teen-age boys who have no chance of a shared future, Lie With Me sold more than a hundred thousand copies in France, where it won several prizes and is being made into a movie. Elle deemed it "the French Brokeback Mountain" ... The book reads like a photograph, faded but composed: the bac, linden trees, a green Simca 1100, Lino Ventura. We can see even if we dont know. Call it a memoir of a memory." --Lauren Collins, The New Yorker "This Years Call Me by Your Name Is French: More Meta But Just As Hot ... Lie With Me is the story of a successful (unnamed) French novelist ... who catches a glimpse of what he thinks is a past lover in a hotel. Triggered by the sighting, he traces the story of his secret high-school affair with that lover: It was brief in tenure but formed the mold into which he has since tried to press every other romantic relationship." --Hillary Kelly, Vulture "Lie with Me succeeds as a novel because of Bessons graceful writing, beautifully translated by Ringwald. Besson is a gifted stylist, and he infuses Philippes story with the right notes of sadness and longing. . . . perfectly captures what its like to be young and in love ... [a] lovely novel." --Michael Schaub, NPR.org "French author Philippe Bessons international best seller Lie With Me is now available Stateside thanks to actor, author, and erstwhile Parisian Molly Ringwalds fluid translation. Told in three parts, the slender novel recounts a clandestine romance between two teenage boys in 1984 ... More than 20 years after his last encounter with Thomas, Philippe runs into his former lovers doppelganger, and a chance discovery shatters the gentle reverie of the past. Small ripples can make the fiercest waves." --Lauren Mechling, Vogue "Ultimately, [Lie With Me is] simply a beautiful and poignant love story, a short and very French tale whose sparse, delicate prose is gorgeously translated by Molly Ringwald, retaining all of its heart-stopping power. If one can look past the tough-guy facades of the main characters - and Bessons vivid first-person narration does wonders at revealing the churning thoughts and repressed feelings hiding behind such exteriors - one can easily lose oneself in this gorgeously resurrected memory of 80s love, with all its awkward beauty and lost innocence." --Pop Matters "Introspective and evocative, Lie With Me is an absorbing story about passionate love thwarted by class differences and homophobia. The slim novel takes on a great deal in a short amount of space and establishes Molly Ringwald as a skilled translator." --Michael Kaler, Lambda Literary "People call Lie With Me, a 1984 teenage romance novella, the French Brokeback Mountain. A sexy, pure, and radiant story, this book has been republished for US readers, and translated by Molly Ringwald. Yes, that Molly Ringwald! This is a great gift book, a quick plane-read, and honestly, better than Brokeback Mountain. Dont miss it!" --Fran Tirado, Out.com, 8 Queer Books to Read in April "A French bestseller likened to Call Me By Your Name and Brokeback Mountain, the novel marks the first English translation by the actress and writer Ms. Ringwald, a longtime Francophile." --Rebecca Makkai, Wall Street Journal, The 10 Books Youll Want to Read This Spring "Molly Ringwald translated this French Call Me By Your Name-esque novel about two teenagers in 1984 Bordeaux as they fall in love in the shadows, leaving one of them to reflect on the relationship many years later." --OprahMag.com, 30 of the Best LGBTQ Books in 2019 "Lie with Me succeeds as a novel because of Bessons graceful writing, beautifully translated by Ringwald." --Easton Caller "Its as immediately involving and heart-breaking a tale of gay first love as I can recall... direct and devastating." --The Bay Area Reporter"I remember the movement of his hips pressing against the pinball machine. This one sentence had me in its grip until the end. Two young men find each other, always fearing that life itself might be the villain standing in their way. A stunning and heart-gripping tale." --André Aciman, author of Call Me by Your Name "This is a gorgeous fever dream of a book. Ringwalds translation does elegant justice to Bessons balance of beauty and despair, and to his interrogations of memory and longing. Lie With Me positively glows in the dark." --Rebecca Makkai, author of The Great Believers "Lie With Me is an exquisite whisper that lingers long after youve finished reading it." --Kevin Kwan, author of Crazy Rich Asians and China Rich Girlfriend "Its the rare kind of story that reminds you--deep in a place youve almost forgotten--what a miracle it is, and what a heartbreak, to fall in love even once." --Jia Tolentino, author of Trick Mirror "In spare yet evocative prose, elegantly translated by Molly Ringwald, Philippe Besson relates the erotic awakening of two adolescent boys in a small French town in the 1980s. Lie With Me captures their world with the grainy poignancy of an old high school yearbook, while movingly conveying the quintessential human dramas of longing, love, and letting go." --Caroline Weber, author of Prousts Duchess: How Three Celebrated Women Captured the Imagination of Fin-de-siècle Paris "The uncanny thrill of Philippe Bessons Lie With Me rises up from Molly Ringwalds elegant translation with the intensity of meeting a stranger on a train who tells you a single unforgettable story and then leaves. And his voice haunts me still." --Alexander Chee, author of How to Write an Autobiographical Novel and The Queen of the Night "A timeless love story, written with the unmistakable ache of truth. Molly Ringwalds translation is as clear and beautiful as the story it depicts. Youll read it in a night, but its exquisite heartbreak will linger." --David Ebershoff, author of The Danish Girl and The 19th Wife "At first erotic and joyous, ultimately elegiac and haunting, Lie With Me is a deceptively slender book as big as life itself." --Rumaan Alam, the author of That Kind of Mother and Rich and Pretty "This gorgeous, aching novel captures all of the fear and freedom of young desire. Bessons sharp, compressed prose gets right to the heart of what it means to have to fall in love in secret. Thanks to Ringwalds pitch-perfect translation, this affecting and sexy elegy may well be the best gay love story in contemporary fiction. I dare you to read it without crying." --Christopher Bollen, author of Orient and The Destroyers "I read this novel from start to finish without stopping, steadily undone by its honesty, humility and grace. Its the rare kind of story that reminds you--deep in a place youve almost forgotten--what a miracle it is, and what a heartbreak, to fall in love even once." --Jia Tolentino, author of Trick Mirror"Theres much book-to-filmstar appeal in this moving, well-plotted tale: Elle dubbed it "the French Brokeback Mountain"; theres something of Call Me by Your Names Elio in Philippe, who lives in the books he reads and writes; and actress and writer Ringwald ably translates." --Booklist "Moving ... Bessons writing and Ringwalds smooth translation provide emotional impact." --Publishers Weekly "Besson is a thoughtful writer who can strike home with vivid imagery . . . . [and] deftly translated [by Ringwald]." --Kirkus Review Quote "Theres much book-to-filmstar appeal in this moving, well-plotted tale: Elle dubbed it "the French Brokeback Mountain"; theres something of Call Me by Your Names Elio in Philippe, who lives in the books he reads and writes; and actress and writer Ringwald ably translates." -- Booklist "Moving ... Bessons writing and Ringwalds smooth translation provide emotional impact." -- Publishers Weekly "Besson is a thoughtful writer who can strike home with vivid imagery . . . . [and] deftly translated [by Ringwald]." -- Kirkus Excerpt from Book Lie With Me Chapter One 1984 Details ISBN1501197886 Author Molly Ringwald Short Title LIE W/ME Pages 176 Language English Translator Molly Ringwald ISBN-10 1501197886 ISBN-13 9781501197888 Format Paperback DEWEY 843.92 Year 2020 Media Book Publication Date 2020-04-07 Subtitle A Novel Audience General Publisher Simon & Schuster Imprint Simon & Schuster Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States US Release Date 2020-04-07 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:127055536;

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