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Trying his hand at all genres with a painstaking approach akin to vivisection, Laurent Mauvignier now has an impressive collection of novels to his name, spanning twenty years of work. Published last September, Histoires de la nuit appears to be both a distillation and a culmination of this work. Unconventional in both subject matter and length, the text—which sits alongside titles like Continuer, Apprendre à finir, and Des hommes—attests once again to a profound mastery of style, storytelling, and meaning.