Casos reales

Yasmina Reza, acclaimed novelist and playwright, has spent over fifteen years attending court proceedings throughout France—perhaps the closest thing to theater that exists in real life. With her keen eye for detail, she unfolds the true stories of individuals whose lives crumble before the courts. While portraying passions and acts of revenge worthy of great novels, readers understand with a shudder that we too could have committed these crimes, and discover the ones the author herself has unwittingly committed over the years. In scenes from her personal life in cities like Paris, Berlin, Venice, and Budapest, Reza demonstrates once again why she is one of the most gifted voices for speaking to us about life and its imperfections.