At café terraces, alone or with friends, they are always on the lookout. Anticipating news, in a state of constant, feverish expectation, their phone forever within reach. At night, they cannot fall asleep without consulting it; in the morning, they grasp it before even opening their eyes, to find out what has happened. But what, exactly?"
In this Dangerous Liaisons for the Instagram age, Éliette Abécassis offers an unprecedented portrait of a generation born in the early 2000s — caught in the dependency and violence induced by social networks. An incisive novel that probes our era, and everything in it that questions and overwhelms us.
“A work that bears witness to our hyperconnected age.”
“A thoroughly researched novel that hits the mark.”
“A chilling portrait of Gen Z, in thrall to and intoxicated by the excesses of social media.”