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18 h 45. Une maison d’arrêt du sud de la France. Pierre, Houda, Laurent, Maëva et d’autres surveillants prennent leur service de nuit. Captifs d’une routine qui menace à chaque instant de déraper, ces agents de la pénitentiaire vont traverser ensemble une série d’incidents plus éprouvants qu’à l’ordinaire.
En regardant celles et ceux qui regardent, Guillaume Poix plonge dans le quotidien d’un métier méconnu, sinon méprisé, et interroge le sens d’une institution au bord du gouffre. |
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6.45pm. A correctional facility in the South of France. Pierre, Houda, Laurent, Maëva and other guards start their night shift. United by bonds of camaraderie, love or enmity, but above all caught in a routine that threatens to spin out of control at any moment, this team of prison officers are going to endure a series of incidents that are more than usually out of the ordinary. By taking a close look at those who guard, the writer delves into the hum drum of a little-known, if not despised, profession and questions the meaning of an institution on the brink of collapse.
With Perpétuité, Guillaume Poix brings to the fore a serious and powerful societal issue: prison. A gripping, masterful, and humanistic novel.
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