Jean-Philippe Toussaint Publishes "La Hantise," New Novel in His Brussels Cycle
In an interview with Le Monde, the author discusses his new book, which blends contemporary spy narrative with intimate storytelling, set in Brussels.
Author Jean-Philippe Toussaint gave an interview to the newspaper Le Monde on the occasion of his novel "La Hantise" being published, according to an article released on September 12, 2026 on the daily's website.
According to Le Monde, this new book continues a cycle of novels set in Brussels, the city where the author was born and where he still lives. The narrative, presented as belonging to the contemporary espionage genre, also draws on intimate themes, according to remarks reported by the newspaper.
In this interview, the author asserts that he has "always wanted to be a writer of [his] time," a statement that Le Monde used as the title of its article.
Le Monde does not provide, in the available excerpt, further details about the novel's plot or the other works that make up this Brussels cycle.
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