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Xabi Molia's Novel Offers Iconoclastic Take on French Politics

publication · 2026-04-23

Xabi Molia's novel "Reprise des hostilités" is described as perhaps the best political work of the moment, despite being a work of fiction. The book presents an iconoclastic rereading of the French political landscape through the rise of an unscrupulous entrepreneur. The title itself signals a programmatic intent. The review appears in the April 2007 issue of artpress.

Key facts

  • Xabi Molia wrote the novel 'Reprise des hostilités'.
  • The novel is described as the best political work of the moment.
  • It is a work of fiction.
  • The book offers an iconoclastic rereading of the French political landscape.
  • The story follows the rise of an unscrupulous entrepreneur.
  • The title 'Reprise des hostilités' has a programmatic value.
  • The review was published in artpress in April 2007.

Entities

Artists

  • Xabi Molia

Institutions

  • artpress

Locations

  • France

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