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Author: (French) Lévy, translated by Yu Guangzhong
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: People were finally moved by this appropriately toned monologue. The words flow like a continuous stream, rarely or almost never pausing with commas. This is an account of a woman reshaping herself, a woman becoming a writer, in an urgent yet calm confession. — France's L'Express
Justine Lévy once she overcomes her literary shame and her fear of writing will no longer need to display her pain, expose her wounds, and let them bleed again. — France's L' magazine
A brilliant novel about the end of a love story, the destruction and rebirth of a young woman. Readers can't help but hold their breath, follow the book's rhythm, and finish it in one go, sharing the protagonist Louise's joys and sorrows. — Amazon website
Louise, a simple-minded woman, married the wealthy Adrian in her twenties without quite understanding it. To support her husband's teacher qualification exam, she painfully aborted a five-month-old fetus. Soon after, Adrian seduced his father's mistress, the supermodel Pola, leaving Louise utterly despondent. She became addicted to drugs, and her mother could not save the broken marriage.
In her pain, Louise wrote this moving story. Her grandmother, her mother, and later her boyfriend Pablo all gave her strength and hope, helping her overcome her suffering and finally understand the truth of life: everything passes, including sorrow. It will fade away like happiness, like life, like memories—it doesn't matter.
Nothing Matters records the heartache and struggles of contemporary Parisians as they suffer in the whirlpool of love. After its publication, it topped the FNAC bestseller list for 28 consecutive weeks and won two major French literary awards, the Ward Literary Prize, which rewards works of wisdom. The phrase Rien ne compte has also become a spiritual balm for young urban French to confront their confused lives.