L'OEIL DE JUPITER

Simon Venne, 49, resigns from his position as a history professor. There's just too much pain and guilt in his private life. He decides to leave Montreal for New Orleans, where he meets Ruth, whose French reminds him of the way they talk in Acadie, in Eastern Canada. Their boozy, desire-tinged encounters become a cat-and-mouse game, as each jealously guards their secrets. In parallel, Tristan Malavoy recounts the story of Anne, a young woman who escaped a bloody rebellion in Santo Domingo and wound up in New Orleans in 1792, providing an opening to introduce legendary figures (Marie Laveau, Benjamin Banneker), the sorcery and melting pot of New Orleans, at once French and Spanish, black and white, brutal and surreal, its destiny as meandering as the course of the Mississippi.

Tristan Malavoy is a novelist, a poet, a song writer and an editor. According to Radio-Canada, his first novel, Le Nid de pierres, is one of the "hundred books that best tell about their time". He lives in Montréal.

“I just had to dive in, that's all. It was easy.” Libriarie Morency
“A tremendous book. This is the whole story of America. We are between two universes. It's extremely modern, very sensual. Really, I loved it!” Novelist Chrystine Brouillet, Salut Bonjour
“A great surprise! One of the beautiful novels of the rentrée litteraire.” Librairie de Verdun
“It's a cinematographic novel. The descriptions are so eloquent and effective.” Radio-Canada
“A novel worthy of a literary award.” Cochaux Show
“What a great novel! The writing is beautiful.” Par ici l'info
“I didn't want to finish the book. I would have gladly extended this thrilling journey in the Louisiana bayous.” Radio-Canada
“This is a book about redemption, about anger, about unresolved issues. I loved it!” Tout un matin