FRÉDÉRIC BEIGBEDER
HOLIDAY IN A COMA and LOVE LASTS THREE YEARS
Two Novels
TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH BY FRANK WYNNE
Contents
Title Page Holiday In A Coma Dedication Epigraph 7.00 P.M. 8.00 P.M. 9.00 P.M. 10.00 P.M. 11.00 P.M. 12.00 A.M. 1.00 A.M. 2.00 A.M. Interval 3.00 A.M. 4.00 A.M. 5.00 A.M. 6.00 A.M. 7.00 A.M. Love Lasts Three Years Dedication Epigraph Chapter I: Connected Vessels Chapter I: Endless Love Chapter II: The Gay Divorcé Chapter III: On The Beach Chapter IV: The Saddest Human Being I Ever Met Chapter V: Best Before Date Chapter VI: The End Of The Road Chapter VII: Some Tips For Surviving Heartbreak Chapter VIII: For Those Who Missed The Beginning Chapter IX: Rain Over Copacabana Chapter X: Palais De Justice, Paris Chapter XI: The Human Man At Thirty Chapter XII: Lost Illusions Chapter XIII: Flirting With Disaster Chapter XIV: Provisional Resurrection Chapter XV: The Wailing Wall Chapter XVI: Would You Like To Be My Harem? Chapter XVII: The Horns Of A Dilemma Chapter XVIII: Highs And Lows Chapter XIX: Flee Happiness Lest It Run Away Chapter XX: Things Fall Apart Chapter XXI: Question Marks Chapter XXII: Reunion Chapter XXIII: Leave Chapter XXIV: The Beauty Of Beginnings Chapter XXV: Thank You, Wolfgang Chapter XXVI: Hot Sex Chapter Chapter XXVII: Letters (I) Chapter XXVIII: The Depths Of Despair Chapter XXIX: The South Bitch Diet Chapter XXX: Letters (Ii) Chapter XXXI: L’amant Chapter XXXII: Dunno Chapter XXXIII: The Impossible Decrystallisation Chapter XXXIV: The Theory Of Eternal Return Chapter XXXV: Tender Is The Night Chapter XXXVI: Freelance Chapter XXXVII: The Romantic Cynic Chapter XXXVIII: Letters (Iii) Chapter XXXIX: Still Falling Chapter XL: Conversation In A Palace Chapter XLI: Conjectures Chapter XLII: The Cunning Plan Chapter XLIII: A Cheap Trick Chapter XLIV: Letters (Iv) Chapter XLV: So Chapter II: Three Years Later In Formentera Chapter I: D-Day –7 Chapter II: D-Day –6 Chapter III: D-Day –5 Chapter IV: D-Day –4 Chapter V: D-Day –3 Chapter VI: D-Day –2 Chapter VII: D-Day –1 Chapter VIII: D-Day Also By Frédéric Beigbeder Copyright About the Publisher
For Diane Β., I fell, Head over heels.
Let’s dance
The last dance
Tonight
Yes it’s my last chance
For romance
Tonight.
Donna Summer, ‘Last Dance’
Casablanca Records
Second novels are written in a secondary frame of mind.
Me
He combs his hair, puts on or takes off his jacket or his scarf as one might toss a flower into a grave which is still open’
Jean-Jacques Schuhl
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