« Le manteau de Greta Garbo ». It’s the auction of Garbo’s wardrobe in 2012 that triggered my curiosity regarding the role of clothing in our lives. At the time, I bought a red coat that she herself had purchased in the 50’s, when in fact I usually don’t wear red. This coat is the starting point of this firs novel, at the same time essay, memories, fiction, science-fiction: what role do we place ourselves mentally when we buy a piece of clothing? And how is our wardrobe a testimony to what were are? Did I want to be reborn in the « skin » of another person by buying her coat?
Little by little, the novel became a manifesto to be reinvented, and have the right to be multiple.
Le manteau de Greta Garbo by Nelly Kaprièlian, published by Grasset, 18.50 €
