Après, depuis (“After, ever since”) is abook about grief. This common experienceshared by us all is dealt with here in a unique way, shifting the subjective tone that comes with this unique experience into a more general context that can resonate with any reader. From the empty room to the house for sale, each of the six stages is written and composed in a different style and rhythm, guiding us through all that remains and all that changes
after the death of a loved one. The tone of the book occasionally reminds us of the great lyrical texts of John
Ashbery, but also of the love of lists we find in the works of Borges or Sei Shonagon. Après, depuis is an elegy that, above all, aims to offer an offbeat yet perfectly recognisable echo of its readers’ lives.