法國最重要的作家之一
Jean Forton 約翰 佛頓
本書從1957年出版至今，已改版4次，
被譽為他的代表作品。
舊版權曾售出 : 義、美、英
新版權已售 : 德
媒體評論
More than a remake of the great Lolita by Nabokov(俄裔作家弗拉基米爾·納博可夫筆下的洛莉塔), Forton reaches beyond the scabrous news item to deliver his pessimistic view of a strangely sensitive character who sinks into decadence, sadly dragging down innocent people with him. In a dry, biting yet incredibly elegant style, he manages to draw the engaging portrait of a despicable cynic, the kind of loser who has no qualms about messing up other people’s lives to give meaning, even misguided, to his own. Disconcerting, surprising and resolutely contemporary. Jean-François Lahorgue, Benzinemag.net
La Cendre aux yeux remains a miracle of lyrical force. The novel should be read for what is says about man’s nature, about his desires that haunt and express themselves with or without guilt. It should be read for what happens when the story is over and the hero is alone with the memory of it all. Benjamin Berton, fluctuat.net, 23 November 2009
Far from Nabokov and his Lolita, Jean Forton portrays a worn-out and bitter hero. Dark, disillusioned but biting. Virginie Jannière, Direct Soir, 23 November 2009
It’s a Lolita in reverse, cruel, icy cold, where Forton’s dry style describes his hero’s minimal emotions with the compassion of a forensic scientist.
Forton makes the reader feel disgusted, shocks his finer sentiments and drops him after 300 pages, feeling dazed and lost. When literature is courageous, the reader must be able to take the blows…Nicolas Ungemuth, Le Figaro magazine, 21 November 2009
Let us give credit to one of France’s best writers, Jean Forton, to his innate sense of words for talking about provincials. Alfred Eibel, Valeurs actuelles, 12-18 November 2009
Forton is a craftsman of truth. He magnified the only crime which, according to religion, will never be forgiven: the sin against the mind. Alain Bertrand, Les Amis de L’Ardenne, December 2009
What is amazing about Forton is his ability to penetrate, at times with disconcerting complicity, the meanderings of the most troubled, most feeble, most mediocre minds. Jean-Marie Planes, Sud Ouest, 8 November 2009
La Cendre aux yeux is undoubtedly Jean Forton’s masterpiece. Forton deserves to be read again and again! Christian Robin, Courrier Français, 30 October 2009
Jean Forton has become Forton. ---François Darnaudet, Liste 813, November 2009
The novel has an aura of authenticity about it that smacks more of confession than of imagination, with a taste of healthy self-derision. ---Paul Maugendre, Bibliosurf, 4 November 2009
Forton features a powerful hero in a sordid story overshadowed by despair. His writing is caustic, disturbing: a lovely new edition. L’Indicateur, 28 October 2009