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Bibliographic Details

Title: Des bateaux dans la nuit
Publisher: FOLIO
Publication Date: 1985
Language: French
ISBN 10: 2070376451
ISBN 13: 9782070376452
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Pourquoi Henry Lescrabes, dernier grand patron de la presse fran�aise, rappelle-t-il de toute urgence, de l'autre bout du monde, son enqu�teur pr�f�r�, Drifter ? Avant de chavirer dans la mort, le patron lance le h�ros sur une piste : l'affaire Jason Villa�, ce chanteur c�l�bre pass� par la fen�tre d'un gratte-ciel du front de Seine dans des circonstances douteuses. Quel message cache cette mission confi�e in extremis comme un testament ? Tour � tour l'enqu�te sera suivie, scrut�e par Drifter et par une femme qui l'aime sans espoir de retour, Andr�a, lucide et d�sabus�e. Tous deux vont conna�tre les mal�dictions de notre "civilisation" : sexe, argent, �go�sme, app�tit de puissance, � travers les coulisses de cette fin de si�cle.

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Philippe Labro, �crivain, cin�aste, journaliste, a publi� aux �ditions Gallimard Un Am�ricain peu tranquille (1960), Des feux mal �teints (1967), Des bateaux dans la nuit (1982). En 1986, L'�tudiant �tranger lui vaut le prix Interalli�. En 1988, Un �t� dans l'Ouest obtient le prix Gutenberg des lecteurs. Apr�s Le Petit Gar�on, en 1990, Philippe Labro publie Quinze ans en 1992 puis, en 1994, Un d�but � Paris qui compl�te le cycle de ses cinq romans d'apprentissage. En 1996 para�t La travers�e, un t�moignage sur une �preuve majeure de sant�, suivi en 1998 par Rendez-vous au Colorado. En 1999, Philippe Labro fait parler Manuella. En 2002 para�t Je connais gens de toutes sortes, recueil de portraits revus et corrig�s en 2003 et un nouveau t�moignage, Tomber sept fois, se relever huit, traitant de la d�pression. En 2006, avec Franz et Clara, il offre un surprenant roman d'amour et tisse en 2009, dans Les Gens, trois destins en qu�te de bonheur, avant de rassembler en 2010 ses chroniques journalistiques dans 7 500 signes. En 2013, il propose dans Le Fl�tiste invisible trois histoires dues au hasard qui fait basculer les vies, et livre dans " On a tir� sur le pr�sident " son enqu�te passionnante, t�moignage v�cu, sur l'assassinat de John Fitzgerald Kennedy � Dallas. En 2017 para�t Ma m�re, cette inconnue, et en 2020 J'irais nager dans plus de rivi�res, dans lequel il raconte � travers portraits, souvenirs et citations le chemin d'un curieux de la vie. Son dernier roman, Deux gimlets sur la 5ᵉe Avenue, a paru en 2024.

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