Havahtuneita: Kuvaus nykyaikaisesta haaremielämästä

A tired novelist, André Lhéry, receives an outpouring of letters from women, including a mysterious missive bearing an Istanbul postmark that revives his long-buried longing for the East. The narrative alternates between his reflective interior life and vivid depictions of harem rooms, cityscapes and sea, and the fragile confidences of female correspondents. Through epistolary exchanges and scenes of domestic ritual the work probes desire, nostalgia, cultural encounter, and the moral burden felt by a writer who influences distant admirers. Its tone mixes melancholy, sensual observation, and ambivalence about exile and belonging, rendering both the enchantment and vulnerabilities of cross-cultural intimacy.