“But… Manel Naher, that’s me!”
So who is this other Manel Naher, making the headlines? She’s overshadowing Manel Naher, the real Manel Naher, the heroine of this story!
Doesn’t she realize that she’s endangering her, the real Manel Naher, by having all this success? You see, if everyone starts thinking about this Manel Naher who’s becoming famous, instead of Manel Naher, who spends her days at the back of a small bookshop… well: we risk forgetting her, our Manel. And in this world, if people stop thinking about you, you simply die.
To think of someone is to give them Presence. The horizon here is barred by the thousands of names that appear on all sides, and the beggars only beg for a second’s attention… Survival for some, becoming Immortal for others: it’s Presence that makes this sprawling city go round. Manel, for her part, would gladly turn her back on it all; but over there, beyond the skyscrapers, there’s only the Great Void, from which no one has ever returned…
Léa Murawiec brings her virtuoso drawing skills to bear on a rich, luminous and fast-paced story. Her talent and mastery illuminate this enthralling first book, and we’re happy to let ourselves be carried away into the Great Void!
