Alexis Stamatis Books

A journey full of love, denial and danger, where fiction is not that distant from reality. The answers will be found at Bar Flaubert. One man's quest to discover and understand the driving force behind an aspiring novelist who's written words seem to echo his innermost thoughts. Both a search for identity and an intriguing family saga, this tale follows the journey-filled with love, denial, and danger-undertaken by a young man who tries to discover why a novel by an aspiring writer seems to echo his own innermost thoughts. In Barcelona, Berlin, and Florence, he traces his Greek family's many connections and at last uncovers a mysterious ancestor who links together the strands of his investigation. Readers are taken on a journey where fiction is not that distant from reality.

Set against the backdrop of the Cyclades, a man grapples with his past while seeking solace in alcohol. His chance encounter with a young woman rekindles his understanding of love, stirring his survival instincts. As he navigates through cities like Paris, Munich, and London, along with a Greek mountain village, he discovers that true magic lies in reality rather than in his drink. The story explores themes of love, addiction, and redemption, highlighting the transformative power of human connection.

Athènes, 1998. Yannis Loukas, journaliste freelance pour des magazines de décoration, en a assez de son métier et de sa vie amoureuse. Fils d'un célèbre écrivain, c'est un passionné de littérature. D'ailleurs, il a promis de faire éditer l'autobiographie de son père. En fouillant dans les archives de celui-ci, il découvre le manuscrit d'un roman intitulé Bar Flaubert, texte qu'un certain Loukas Mattheou a envoyé à son père en 1975. Le roman raconte une histoire d'amour entre le narrateur et une femme dénommée Léto. Yannis, captivé, décide de partir à la recherche des protagonistes. C'est ainsi qu'il se retrouve au cœur de la Beat Generation des années 1950-1960 à New York (Ginsberg, Kerouac, Burroughs...). Menée à un rythme trépidant, sa quête l'entraîne aux frontières de la fiction et de la réalité, à travers toute l'Europe. Au hasard de ses rencontres et d'une passion amoureuse, il va devoir s'interroger sur sa propre identité.