Belly le Ventre by Paul Ardenne (French Edition)

Name: Belly le Ventre by Paul Ardenne (French Edition)
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SKU: TVJ-017985
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A sharp, imaginative dive into identity, politics, and the body

Good Condition – ex-library book in good condition with visible cover wear, library markings, and light edge wear.

Belly the Belly's defining characteristic, as his name suggests, is that he is a belly. A gargantuan individual, a big eater and bon vivant? Yes. But above all, a belly. A stomach. A digestive system. Guts. A rumen. Like anyone else, Belly the Belly has a life—a partner, friends, a job. But first and foremost, he is a belly. A pillar of the Ventrie, an extraordinary activist, and an executor of both low and high deeds, for the cause—his own, the Gastrocause. This ventral designation implies a more complex way of life than it seems. He must contend with individuals who define themselves as, some as "Nose," some as "Brains," some as "Genders," some as "Muscles," "Eyes," "Hearts"... Is unity possible? Is identity war the only way out? Or the rise of ghettos where one can live a quiet life, apart but with oneself and one's own people? A well-formed identity: nothing more reassuring, nothing more demanding. Belly le Ventre takes a gamble on division. A true choice, a choice of civilization. The royal road to dream or to nightmare?