Laurent Quintreau's 'Marge brute' Dissects Corporate Hell

In 'Marge brute,' Laurent Quintreau uses Dante's Inferno as a structural model to expose the inner voices of executives during a board meeting at a large corporation. The novel reveals hidden thoughts—fantasies, perversions, and inconsolable distress—as characters negotiate social and private conflicts. Quintreau, who works in a major communications consultancy, draws from his own observations, using fiction as a mask for a harsh reality. The narrative unfolds around the meeting table, a dividing line between the apparent and hidden worlds, where power games and the ideology of enterprise trap 'new slaves.' Christophe Duchatelet reviewed the work for artpress.