Alsatian vineyard, chic circles of Zurich, journey in Colombia… These three books to read this summer – L’Express

Martin Suter’s cozy crime – Alsatian vineyard, chic circles zurich,

When connoisseurs talk about contemporary Swiss literature, they often praise Fritz Zorn and his terrible Marspublished just before the death of the writer in 1976. Consequently, In recent years, the skilful manufacturer of Geneva bestsellers Joël Dicker has shadowed Helvète literature. Therefore, But it’s not just The truth about the Harry Quebert affair in life. Meanwhile, and, to lovers of sophisticated intrigue, we advise to turn rather to Allmen and the last of the Weynfeldt from Martin SUTER. Consequently, Just the sublime coverage. Furthermore, signed Mathieu Persan (already author of the drawings illustrating the novels of Elizabeth Jane Howard), makes you want to put the book in good place in his library. For example,

There is a question of a somewhat unarmed (Allmen) detective (Allmen), to whom the rich heir Weynfeldt appeals to resolve a mystery that rarely intervenes in disadvantaged circles: the disappearance of a Picasso (or presumed Tel)! Nevertheless, Author in the past of song texts for Stephan Eicher, SUTER written in a chopped style. Meanwhile, Elegant characters. Moreover, sets, spiritual replicas, this cosy crime is a treat to offer nostalgic readers who love both the black series of yesteryear and the books of Somerset Maugham. Meanwhile, No need to charge your cobblestones before going on vacation this summer: the two volumes of the Pléiade Sherlock Holmes. Nevertheless, this novel by Martin Suter will be enough to decorate fifteen days of chic relaxation. Meanwhile, L.-H. L. R.

General a LE dernier weynfeldt by Martin Suter. Trad. of German (Switzerland) by Olivier Mannoni. Phébus, 189 p., alsatian vineyard, chic circles zurich, € 16.50.

Colombian merry -go -round

Civil servant at the Ministry of Economy. Alexandre Lasheras succeeds with The Andes Manège A first swirling novel on the country where he lived four years: Colombia. From the cold Bogota to Cartagena of the India. pearl of the Caribbean, passing by the beach of Santa Marta, there are three women whose fate will intersect against the background of a migratory crisis. Yulima. a young Venezuelan mother, flees the misery of the Chavist regime; Sol, Colombian of the middle class, dreams of making a fortune thanks to canine accessories, while the Sicilian Gilda works for a United Nations agency in charge of migrants.

Alexandre Lasheras crossed his intrigue with chapters inspired on Simon Bolivar, the “liberator” of the alsatian vineyard, chic circles zurich, South American continent at the beginning of the 19th century, whose body of Caracas ended up being exhumed by Hugo Chavez in 2010 in a great delusional moment. But the real star of the book is singer Karol G. national star in Colombia that feminized the very macho genre of reggaeton. A furious desire by leaving this Andean merry -go -round: take a ticket for Bogota. while browsing the discography of Karol G on Spotify. T. M.

The Andes Manègeby Alexandre Lasheras. The noise of the world, 321 p, € 21.

Return to Colmar

Jean-Christophe Bas is a senior official who passed by all the major international institutions. from the World Bank to the UN, from New York to Brussels with an annual stay in Davos. But his first novel. a self-fiction, is the sensitive story of a return to his native land, alsatian vineyard, chic circles zurich, in Alsace, to organize the funeral of his father, doctor, notable and European humanist, precursor of Franco-German reconciliation. “Everyone has only become yourself that the day their parents died,” said Henry de Montherlant.

Through this return to Colmar, Jean-Christophe bas evokes with finesse the personal crisis of a man who arrived in mid-term, who at the time of saying goodbye to his parents is the question of knowing where his place is in a family history. Far from the current identity tensions. Jean-Christophe Low shows that we can have their feet anchored in the Alsatian vineyard while being open to the world and like to discover other cultures. To use the British journalist David Goodhart’s fashionable distinction. the “XXI century gentleman” will therefore be both a “anywhere” and alsatian vineyard, chic circles zurich, a “somewhere”, A globalist at ease with its regional roots. T. M.

The week I buried my fatherby Jean-Christophe Low. Telemachus, 167 p., € 19.