Who said love stories were only good for making a female audience shudder? In this romantic tale, the author Serge Marignan breathes a little of him, through the character of Julien in "Viens ! ». In order to tell this romance, he chooses to trust the editions of the authors of the books. This story organized in several parts traces the evolution of the male antagonist, while transcribing his different states of mind. These fluctuate according to age, as the reader confronts a changing hero, who matures, makes mistakes, and then regrets them. In the smallest details, the reader penetrates the daily life of the teenager of the 70s, who meets his beautiful and beloved Michèle. A novel where everyone is initiated at their own pace and in their own way to the whims of the heart and the first sexual times. The presence of numerous quotations gives body to the story, blurring the line between autobiography and epistolary/diary. Their use is relevant here and corresponds well to the general atmosphere of the book, entitled "Come! During the writing process, Serge Marignan decided to orient his work towards a game of authenticity. If the reader is indeed discovering fiction, how inspired is it from real events? This aspect makes the charm of this ambivalent book: classic by its content, original by its form.
Love leads the way in Viens !
The essential theme of "Come! " is the unique perspective of first love: its difference, from subsequent relationships. The author gives a sacred character to this first union, for two characters who are adult and mature. The two antagonists got married… Each on their own. And yet, this "love" that has continued continues to haunt them. As if the page was not definitively turned. Many events upset Julien, who we know at different stages of his life: teenager, young, mature, older. The unexpected meeting, years later, changes everything. This is the beginning of the novel "Come! ": the quest of a narrator madly in love, who decides to win back the heart of his beautiful. For this, Julien began to write this relationship, between the years 1972 and 1977. These years are marked by the liberation of morals: the "sixty-eighters" are demonstrators, rebels who do not hesitate to claim their independence from a system made by the old for the old. This rebellious youth corresponds well to the French spirit seen abroad: constantly on strike, never happy. Some shots have a hard tooth and are found here deployed!
Julien, a man confronted with love
Julien's freshness is that of a romantic musician, who never really dares to embrace this ultrasensitive side. Finally, it is his love for Michèle that will help him confront himself. For this, they will both be able to count on their united passion for music. During these years of loving each other more and more, both face the problems related to their young age and carefreeness. In addition to the excesses concerning alcohol and tobacco, the exploration of sex little documented and a virtual absence of pedagogical education in this area seem symptomatic of the time.
In love one day, always in love…
The reader discovering "Come! realizes that a man in love once can remain so for a lifetime. With age, Julien got married, but he did not give up. This melancholy-rich narrative is particularly aimed at those looking for a no-"headache" experience, where the pursuit of lost passion can take 180-degree turns. Thanks to an oral style accessible to all, the book manages to captivate from beginning to end.
Serge Marignan, a quality pen
Serge Marignan is not at his first attempt at writing: author of two collections of poetry about childhood and his distant memoirs, it seems that the passing of time is his "madeleine" of Proust. In search of this lost time, his character embarks on a quest that seems extremely difficult. Whether the reader is optimistic or pessimistic, the lover of romance will find his account in this short and authentic novel. This melancholic and nostalgic author manages to describe precisely each scene and each reference he exploits. With this spontaneous tone of teenagers, which he keeps more or less, Julien gets carried away continuously. Where one might think that the years would get the better of his love, the fantasy of one day finding this love of youth keeps his reader in suspense until the last page.
Come! by Serge Marignan
At the beginning of their relationship, Michèle is only 15 years old — he is approaching 18. This love at first sight that was born in the Gard ended up in a serious but fragile story. Discovering themselves, each other, they explore their bodies and sexuality. From a carefree angle, the writer manages to weave a plot over several complementary chronologies, giving the impression of having followed this couple for several years, at their side. Buy the book.
