Chasseurs dans la neige
Daniel Parokia
That night, Chris clasped Maude’s body close to his for the first time. Rocked by the rhythm of the music, they swayed together on the dance floor, in perfect synch.
1983: Amaury, Charles and Chris, three eternal students, are heading for a ski vacation in Gstaad. On their way, they meet three young women: Ingrid, Constance and Maude. Incurable Don Juans, they do everything they can to lure the women into their den. But their prey resists their advances, as does the Palace Hotel, which looms like an impregnable citadel. Will the suitors have their way, or will there be a dramatic turn of events?
In this tender and tragic new novel, Daniel Parokia continues his elegant exploration of the illusions of youth and rich people’s eternal fascination with the poor.
Chasseurs dans la neige is a powerfully constructed novel: Daniel Parokia’s sense of narration and style are immediately recognizable. He analyzes the ambiguous but still up-to-date relationships that those who have money maintain with those who don’t.