The Secret Life of Writers 작가들의 비밀스러운 삶 by Guillaume Musso 기욤 뮈소

" Writer Nathan Fawles has written his last book. Keeping a low profile on the small French island of Beaumont, Fawles shuns requests for interviews and wants nothing more on his plate than whatever the local cafe has on its chalkboard. Aspiring writer Raphael Bataille is on Beaumont to mind the one and only bookshop. Awed by Fawles’ literary successes, Raphael wants Fawles to read his manuscript. Swiss journalist Mathilde Monney is after an interview with Fawles. Her agenda is unclear. One thing that is clear however, is that she is not taking no for an answer. Paths collide. I had an idea what the big reveal would be but was, thankfully, spectacularly wide of the mark. Like the very best of small town mysteries, secrets are juicy and, getting to the facts will be a long and very winding road. With a deliciously small cast, characterisation needed to be absolutely spot on. It was. Right until the very end, you cannot assume that you know who has done what or what drove their actions. This was masterful storytelling. I loved every word of it...."

미스터리, 픽션, 스릴러, 서스펜스, 기행문학 등으로 분류되는 소설이고 이야기 속에 이야기가 존재하는 격자소설이라고 말할 수 있는 작품이다. 절필을 선언한 미스터리한 작가, 작가가 삶의 목표인 젊은 작가 지망생, 과거에 발생한 일가족 살인 사건의 진상을 쫓는 여기자, 우연하게 발견된 카메라, 부모들의 복수, 섬, 기억, 서점, 장기밀매, 인종청소 및 전쟁, 도망, 감금, 살인, 도피, 새로운 삶 등의 다양한 이야기가 얽혀있다. 역시 재밌는 이야기를 쓰는 작가다.