Fiction & Literature
Based on a True Story
Delphine de Vigan
Synopsis
After the success of a deeply personal book, writer Delphine struggles to return to her work. Her friendship with the intriguing L. seems supportive, then becomes increasingly controlling. The story unsettles the boundary between lived experience and invention as intimacy begins to threaten the narrator’s independence.
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