Eric Reinhardt's 'Le Système Victoria' Dissects Ultraliberal Desire
Eric Reinhardt's novel 'Le Système Victoria' explores the intersection of ultraliberal capitalism and eroticism through the affair between Victoria de Winter, an executive vice president of a US-owned multinational, and David Kolski, a construction director for the future tallest tower in Paris, Tour Uranus. Victoria embodies a hyper-liberated, manipulative force, while David is trapped in bourgeois morality and unfulfilled dreams. Their clandestine encounters in luxury hotels serve as a metaphor for escaping reality through fiction and sexual power. Reinhardt presents a world where eroticism has changed political allegiance, and the novel's 521 pages metabolize the poison of ultraliberal ideology. Published by artpress in 2011, the book is praised for its powerful, terrifying, and captivating narrative.
Key facts
- Eric Reinhardt is the author of 'Le Système Victoria'.
- Victoria de Winter is an executive vice president of a US-owned multinational present in 20 countries.
- David Kolski is a 42-year-old construction director for the Tour Uranus, the future tallest tower in Paris.
- David is married to Sylvie, who is depressed.
- The novel is 521 pages long.
- The novel was covered by artpress in September 2011.
- The novel explores themes of ultraliberalism, eroticism, and fiction as survival.
- Reinhardt's writing is described as a demonstration of the savage laws of capitalism infiltrating intimate spaces.
Entities
Artists
- Eric Reinhardt
Institutions
- artpress
Locations
- Paris
- France
Sources
- artpress —