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EAN : 9782260053255

Shaping : BROCHE

Pages : 288

Size : 130 x 205 mm

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Staying Silent

Mazarine Pingeot

Release date : 29/08/2019

Mazarine Pingeot looks at the roots of willpower through the tragic experience of one woman who falls victim to sexual assault, then is forced by her upbringing and social standing to stay silent.

With only her twenty years on earth and her talent for photography as experience, Mathilde is sent by a famous magazine to photograph an international political bigwig and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. When the man, with his imposing stature and personality, approaches her with intentions other than posing... With only her twenty years on earth and her talent for photography as experience, Mathilde is sent by a famous magazine to photograph an international political bigwig and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. When the man, with his imposing stature and personality, approaches her with intentions other than posing for her camera, Mathilde is paralyzed with fear, incapable of reacting. How will she possibly be able to prove that this national hero, whose character is above suspicion, abused his position and forced her to perform a non consensual sexual favor? The day Mathilde overcomes her shame and decides to speak up, her own family, a line of politically active singers, poets, and intellectuals, tells her to keep quiet about the matter. Once again, Mathilde returns to silence. Six years later, she meets Fouad, a jealous and possessive man who little by little imprisions her in a relationship of domination and isolation. This new test brings up her past, requiring her once and for all to learn how to say no. In this tense psychological thriller, Mazarine Pingeot continues to explore the themes she holds dear: the weight of a secret, scandal, loyalty, and the opposition between family and individual values. By mirroring two dramatic moments of one woman’s life that echo and intertwine, Pingeot demonstrates the mechanisms of repetition at work in the female psyche through a plot packed with suspense.

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Pages : 288

Size : 130 x 205 mm

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