Elodie Gordes
Benjamin's wife, whose painful testimony corrects rumors about both men.
To preserve the truth about her marriage and relationship with Kléber.
The book
At a glance
- a witness in the Kléber-Benjamin story
- Benjamin's wife, whose painful testimony corrects rumors about both men.
- To preserve the truth about her marriage and relationship with Kléber.
- Her account explains the personal triangle and evidence surrounding the boots.
Who they are in the book
Spoiler-freeElodie Gordes is a witness in the kléber-benjamin story. Benjamin's wife, whose painful testimony corrects rumors about both men.
The character wants to preserve the truth about her marriage and relationship with kléber.. That desire determines what is remembered, hidden, or investigated.
Her account explains the personal triangle and evidence surrounding the boots. The detail matters because Mathilde can reach the truth only by comparing partial accounts.
How the book draws them
- Rolea witness in the Kléber-Benjamin story
- PressureBenjamin's wife, whose painful testimony corrects rumors about both men.
- GoalTo preserve the truth about her marriage and relationship with Kléber.
- EvidenceHer account explains the personal triangle and evidence surrounding the boots.
Her account explains the personal triangle and evidence surrounding the boots.
If you like A Very Long Engagement
If you like Sébastien Japrisot
Explore authors with a similar voice, perspective, and influence.
Louis-Ferdinand Céline
The doctor of the Paris slums who wrote the century's blackest, funniest novel — and changed the sound of French prose.
View author
Colette
The French novelist who wrote the Claudine books under Willy’s name, earned her independence on the music-hall stage, and made women’s private lives a serious literary subject.
View author
Albert Camus
French Algerian novelist, essayist, journalist and playwright who used the absurd and revolt to ask how people should live without false consolation.
View author