Check out an excerpt from the latest novel by Nicolas d'Estienne d'Orves

Nicolas d'Estienne d'Orves, devouring , Albin Michel , 320 pages, 20 euros. In bookstores August 20, 2014.

Check out an excerpt from the latest novel by Nicolas d'Estienne d'Orves:

I am not an arm of justice. For novels, I took on the role of executioner, I am master of high works. Readers need that. They feel better, strengthened this conviction. The suffering of others, it's reassuring. There are always worse off. In fact, I am needed, we have always been essential to the smooth running of the company. We are a pivot. Remove us was a strategic mistake. Since then, people crave. They need the carnage. See their passion for movies gory, horrific for new for the world's pain. See their morbid joy to behold cataclysms. See the hours they spend on the Internet looking for snuff movies , hand in pants, tidying themselves to wound?

Back literary: Nicolas d'Estienne d'Orves, praise the cannibalism

Back literary: Nicolas d'Estienne d'Orves, praise the cannibalism
The Point.fr - Published 08/03/2014 at 16:19 - Amended 08/03/2014 at 17:19
Every day, The Point.fr you discover the best of the literary season. Today, "devouring" of Nicolas d'Estienne d'Orves.

Back literary: Nicolas d'Estienne d'Orves, praise the cannibalism

Nicolas is a writer and lives in Paris . With his mother, because he never could write a line other than his childhood bedroom ... His favorite subject? Blood. Suffering, pain, sordid crimes more or less romanticized that sell like hotcakes and for which one makes hours in line at the book fair. The great success of the Cult of blood succeed Joys of evil , The Apology of suffering, pain ... Naked "Snapshots of massacres that collect necklaces of praise."

MetroPCS adds LG Optimus F6 to portfolio

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MetroPCS has announced the addition of the LG Optimus F6 smartphone to their portfolio of devices available for buyers on their prepaid no-annual-contract service. The LG Optimus F6 will be able to access the T-Mobile 4G LTE network via a MetroPCS unlimited data, talk and text plan starting at just $40 per month. MetroPCS is offering the Optimus F6 for $199 through retail stores and online at their web site. The Optimus F6 has a 4.5-inch display, a 1.2GHz dual-core processer, a 5MP 1080p capable rear-facing camera, and comes with Android 4.1 installed. Hit the break to read the full press release for more details if you are interested in grabbing an Optimus F6 from MetroPCS.

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Official Samsung Galaxy Note 3 accessories listed

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