Novel
Creezy
Félicien Marceau · 1969
Synopsis
Jacques is a member of parliament, married to Betty and father of two children. At the theatre, then by chance in an airport, he meets Creezy, a young Parisian model whose face is used in advertisements, beautiful, rich, elusive. An affair begins, at first physical, which gradually becomes a passion. Between his political obligations and his family, he meets her for pranks, nights of love and journeys across Europe.
Context
The novel was published by Gallimard on 27 March 1969 and received the Prix Goncourt in the autumn. It follows a mature, married politician and a young woman whose profession is to lend her image to advertisements. Critics have compared it to Perec's Les Choses, with the difference that the characters here retain a tragic dimension. In 1974 Pierre Granier-Deferre made a film from it with Alain Delon and Sydne Rome, in which Jeanne Moreau also had a role.
Who it is for
A short novel about a love affair, in which the worlds of advertising and politics echo each other.
Prizes and reception
Prix Goncourt 1969. Translated into English by J. A. Underwood, it appeared in 1970 in New York under the title Creezy.
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