Switzerland (French)
163
Chignac, François
Eau de vie, eau de feu (Water of life, water of fire)
Genève : La Joie de Lire, 2000. – 43pp
ISBN 2-88258-174-2
Father - Alcoholism
Father is different from all other fathers. He is full of crazy ideas. He is absolutely
great at playing Indians and dancing. He always knows just the right thing to do. But his
high spirits have a drawback. He is an alcoholic – and that destroys his family. Told
from the perspective of a 12-year-old boy, this delicate subject matter loses all infamy.
To him, just like to the father, the real and the unreal are equally accessible. The
comforting images con-vey the power of the son's admiration and love which transform the
ills with a child's imagination. At the same time, they express a profound and mature
psychological insight into the dangers that are begetting his father desperately craving
for adventure. (12+) ¤