BOOK REVIEW: Four work-related novels to help you escape
An emerging genre of fiction in France is providing an unlikely brand of escapism
An emerging genre of fiction in France is providing an unlikely brand of escapism. Growing numbers of French writers are choosing work as their subject matter, and it seems that readers can’t get enough of their novels. The prix du roman d’entreprise et du travail, the annual French prize for the best business or work-related novel, is testament to the sustained popularity of workplace fiction across the Channel. Place de la Médiation, the body which set up the prize in 2009, is a training organisation specialising in mediation, the prevention of psychosocial risks, and quality of life at work. Co-organiser Technologia is a work-related risk prevention consultancy, which helps companies to evaluate health, safety and organisational issues. The novels shortlisted for the prize in the past 10 years reflect a broad range of jobs and sectors and a whole gamut of experiences. The texts clearly strike a chord with French readers, but English translations of these novels suggest many of th...
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