A Barrage Against the Atlantic
Once the French writer Frédéric Beigbeder (b. 1965) - well known in Bulgaria for his novels, novellas and essay collections, almost all of them published by Colibri (2010-2021) - happened to see in the window of a gallery a picture that caught his attention: an armchair with green and white striped upholstery on the porch of a cabin, placed in front of a desk with an inkwell and quill against the background of an exotic beach. He buys the painting, then suddenly remembers: it's the Arcachon Basin with Cap Ferret, where his friend Benoît Bartherotte lives. This memory takes him back in time and Beigbeder sits down to write. Like waves, one phrase after another rushes into his mind and spills onto the pages in reflections on the writer's work, on the tireless pursuit of the creative impulse, as fleeting as desire. Thus the past returns to become a protective barrier against the present…
Frédéric Beigbeder
Frédéric Beigbeder made a brilliant career as a journalist, novelist, literary critic, TV reporter, and a founder of the literary prize “Prix de Flore”. He is a famous Parisian dandy and an addict of clubs and bars like Marc Marronnier – the main character of his first three books: “Mémoire d'un jeune homme dérangé” (“Memoirs of a Deranged Young Man”, 1990), “Vacances dans le coma” (“Holidays in a Coma”, 1994) and “L'amour dure trois ans” (“Love Lasts Three Years”, 1997). Beigbeder was born in 1965, and studied at prestigious colleges. He specialised in political science, marketing, journalism and communications. About ten novels of his have been published so far, including “99 francs” - a relentless satire on the world of publicity. The book has been sold in more than 380 000 copies world-wide. In 2007 the novel was filmed in France.
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