Erogena zona

Erogena zona

Philippe Djian

The Erogenous Zone brings to life Djian’s distinctive world — the atmosphere of lost, passionate, but emotionally alienated characters who move between desire and disappointment. At the center of the story are Paul, a writer who, after personal and professional setbacks, tries to reconnect with his past, and Elisabeth, a woman whose restlessness is as alluring as it is destructive.

Their relationship, filled with jealousy, sex, and impulsive decisions, becomes a metaphor for contemporary alienation and the search for authentic feeling. Djian writes in a minimalist, fast-paced, and rhythmic language, often fragmented, capturing the emotional tension of the moment, while his characters live in a world without clear boundaries between love and destruction.

The novel is a melancholic yet lucid story about how the search for passion often leads straight to emptiness – the erogenous zone thus becomes a metaphor for human vulnerability and the restlessness that both inspires and destroys.

Original title
Zone érogène
Translation
Vjenceslav Kapural
Editor
Zvonimir Majdak
Graphics design
Fadil Vejzović
Dimensions
20 x 14 cm
Pages
265
Publisher
Mladost, Zagreb, 1989.
 
Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
Language: Croatian.

One copy is available

Condition:Used, excellent condition
Discounted price: 6.744.72
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