<p>H. and F., an old working-class couple, dwell on their past while waiting to die in a hospice. Their dialogue develops in a suspended time and a dark atmosphere. Between recriminations, sadness and bitter memories, time is filled only with their quarrels and the few repetitive actions they perform every day in their room. Pierrot, their only son, who has not visited them for a long time, is a constant presence-absence in their daily life, one of their main sources of discussion.</p>

Adults

Lemahieu Daniel

France

Paris

Avignon

Printed

Typed or electronic text with handwritten annotations

Old age

Couple

Domestic violence

Labour

Unemployment

Society

Worker

Daily

Taboo

Loneliness

Oppression

Sub-text

Homosexuality

Realist

Burlesque

French

Old man

Old woman

Domestic scene

Invisible character

Argument

Awaiting

Silence

Analepsis (Flash-back)

Entre Chien et Loup

At twilight

<p>The collection brings together small stories or short heterogeneous dialogues, everyday or absurd scenes on various themes: family, school, work, social conflicts, justice, war, mendicancy, etc. The human turns out to be disposable, just like crumpled paper is.</p>

Not specified

Clermont-Ferrand

Trash can

Dehumanisation

Humanity

Remembrance

Paper

Consumer society

Disposable human

Absurd

Dramatic

Fantasy

Satirical

Humorous

ou On est bien peu de chose quand même !

Doctor

Leader

Father

Mother

Daughter

Politician

Woodworker

Actor

Cook

Salesman

Postman

Schoolteacher

African

Child

Nurse

Policeman

Soldier

Puppeteer

Judge

Prosecutor

Defendant

Flower

Young girl

Lady

Grandmother

Garbage man

Comic distortion of language

Personification

Apparition of the puppeteer

Change of head on sight

Soliloquy

Punching

Metamorphosis

Court scene

Recounting of memories

Histoires post-it

Post-it stories