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Annie Ernaux - The Possession
The heroine of this autobiographical novel (2002) breaks up with her husband after a six-year relationship. It is hard to endure separation, but she is tormented not by longing for a man, but by the most devouring jealousy of this spouse. And there arises an almost vital need to reveal the identity of the competitor at all costs, even at the cost of destroying one's own moral values. He is literally possessed by a stranger.
The heroine of this autobiographical novel (2002) breaks up with her husband after a six-year relationship. It is hard to endure separation, but she is tormented not by longing for a man, but by the most devouring jealousy of this spouse. And there arises an almost vital need to reveal the identity of the competitor at all costs, even at the cost of destroying one's own moral values. He is literally possessed by a stranger.