Oh, Lenny
Oh, Lenny
June is a hypersensitive young woman who is overflowing with love for nature and the
animals. She works in a veterinary practice in a metropolis
North American where she lives with Brad. But a professional opportunity for
The latter forces them to move to a beautiful modern house in the heart of a
anonymous subdivision.
While Brad devotes himself heart and soul to his new job, June feels
idle and struggling to project herself into this new environment. One day, she
takes in a strange, ailing creature and places it in their basement.
A mysterious relationship is born between her and this being that she names "Lenny".
The latter turns out to be funny and endearing, but perhaps not quite
harmless…
Opening the way to multiple interpretations, Oh, Lenny never ceases to surprise.
throughout its monstrous plot. First a domestic huis-clos retracing
the evolution of a grotesque ménage à trois, the story gradually mutates into drama
horrific which plays on the fascination that wild nature can exert, in turn
beautiful and toxic tower. In more than 300 pages drawn in an elegant style
clear line, the author of The Last Cosmonaut takes us on a journey to
borders of madness, ultimately painting a complex and nuanced portrait of a woman.
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