L'olor del desig
Novel , 2019
Proa
Pages: 320
The deeply moving passion between a teacher and a blind student, the son of Picasso's gardener.
André falls in love with Céline, his history teacher. Twenty years his senior, she is the only person capable of understanding the sensitivity of André, who is blind. In parallel, André strikes up a friendship with Pablo Picasso, as the boy's father works as the gardener of the castle where the painter lives. Intrigued by how a blind person can perceive reality and art, Picasso, step by step, also becomes his confidant.
From the rattle of a bicycle chain to the scent of desire, this story invites us to plunge into the world of the senses and to experience this surprising love story from a unique perspective. And a life enthusiast like Pablo Picasso, now an old man, will discover—just like the readers—that the world can be seen in a completely different way.