"Au commencement, il y a cette peinture d'Edward Hopper qu'on peut voir � Chicago. J'ai d� l'apercevoir � plusieurs reprises avant de m'en procurer une reproduction, un dimanche d'ennui. Quand je l'ai install�e dans mon appartement, elle m'a sembl� curieusement famili�re. Du coup, je ne lui ai pas vraiment pr�t� attention. Elle a tra�n�, pendant plusieurs jours, dans son cadre pos� contre un mur, � m�me le parquet (du reste, elle y est encore). Un soir, sans intention particuli�re, j'ai observ� la femme en robe rouge de la peinture, assise au comptoir d'un caf� nomm� Phillies, entour�e de trois hommes. Je me suis souvenu aussi de la passion de Hopper pour les paysages de la Nouvelle-Angleterre. Alors, �a s'est impos� � moi, sans que j'aie rien cherch�. J'ai eu l'envie imp�rieuse de raconter l'histoire de la femme � la robe rouge, et des trois hommes autour d'elle, et d'un caf� � Cape Cod. Oui, cela a �t� clair en un instant." Philippe Besson

Grand prix RTL – Lire 2003

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Philippe Besson est l'auteur d'une vingtaine de romans, dont Son fr�re (adapt� au cin�ma par Patrice Ch�reau), L'Arri�re-saison (Grand Prix RTL-Lire), " Arr�te avec tes mensonges " (prix Maison de la Presse, adapt� au cin�ma par Olivier Peyon), Paris-Brian�on et Une pension en Italie.

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