Summary
Delphine de Vigan: According to a true story
The mysterious L. embodies everything that Delphine has always admired - she is elegant, feminine and sophisticated, and has an uncanny ability to find the right words at the right moment. Delphine meets her at the moment of achieving exceptional success with her newly published novel, but she is completely exhausted from writing, readers and the enormous interest of the media. Because of everything, he is in a creative block, he simply cannot write a word anymore. L. intuitively feels Delphine's vulnerability and without haste, but surely, occupies a privileged place in her private life. As their lives become more and more intertwined, this story of friendship quickly turns serious and shows ominous signs of toxicity. Delphine de Vigan walks the fine line between reality and fiction extremely skillfully and provides an insightful and powerful diagnosis of an era obsessed with the True. According to a true story, a multiple award-winning bestseller with the characteristics of a psychological thriller, is the template for the 2017 film of the same name. Starring Emmanuelle Seigner and Eva Green, directed by Roman Polanski.
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