Bogny in Les Ardennes. Louis 18, is found dead. What happened to this boy without a story, a very good student, appreciated by all « who did not like birthdays, but who liked books »?
Pascal his father, a modest worker, is destroyed. « How to survive the death of a child who has chosen to lose his own life. » Because « Little Louis, was not killed. He committed suicide! A drama that the single quadra does not understand. However, he and his son led a simple life together, but quiet since his mother Nathalie decided to leave them when Louis was four years old, claiming that she was unable to raise him.
A message received on Louis’ found laptop will stir Pascal’s curiosity. A few words make him realize that he was far from knowing who his son was. He thought he was reserved and studious; facades to hide his real « Louis »; a puzzle that he has to rebuild. And there, it is the most total amazement. Each of his discoveries is a heartbreaker. In turn, he learns that his son was homosexual HIV positive, dealer, but not drugged and porn actor selling his « accessory » of body on the net. The truth is like a bomb. Pascal feels guilty for not paying more attention to him. If he hadn’t failed in his fatherly duties, he should have recognized the signs and seen the loneliness that overwhelmed him. Today, Louis seems to him a total stranger. « He missed whole parts of his life while they were there before his eyes. Was he so blind or in denial? Either way, the picture is unstoppable. He knew little and so little about his son. For lack of communication, he was not there for « Louis », when he was in the greatest distress!
« Louis wants to leave » the first novel by David Fortems, a delicate and sensitive pen on the missed meeting of a father with his son and the absence of dialogues. A dark story, touching and very current, which evokes in the background, social mobility, the defector – To be published from August 20, 2020 at Éditions Robert Laffont.
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