

In the Absence of Men, by Philippe Besson (2007, transl. 2025)
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Premise: In 1916 Paris, a queer teenager experiences love for the first time in very different relationships with a middle-aged writer and a soldier on leave from the War.
Review: Once again, Philippe Besson has demonstrated his knack for exceptional, short, melancholic, queer fiction. Cont.
Bookish Pair: Besson‘s previous book translated into English was Lie with Me (2017, transl. 2019) (edited) 4d