Reading List from Belletrist’s The Mystery Guest Meeting
We were thrilled to host an exclusive virtual book club discussion for Belletrist x Tertulia members, featuring our February pick, The Mystery Guest. Special guest Kat Pongrace of McNally Jackson joined Emma Roberts for a lively conversation about this singularly original memoir. During the discussion, so many books were mentioned—here’s the reading list for anyone looking to delve deeper into the universe of Grégoire Bouillier!
15 books
The Mystery Guest: A True Story
Grégoire BouillierThe newly released updated translation of The Mystery Guest from McNally Editions -- one of Emma's fave gifts to give.
BelletristPaperback, 2024
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Sophie Calle: Take Care of Yourself
Sophie CalleConceptual artist and provocateur Sophie Calle presented 107 interpretations of a "breakup" email at the 2007 Venice Bienale, which was then documented in this extraordinary book. We'll let YOU research the connection to Bouillier...
Hardcover, 2007
$125.00Member price:$100.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
My Manservant and Me
Hervé GuibertHervé Guibert, French legend of auto fiction (1955 - 1991) makes a cameo in The Mystery Guest.
Richie Hofmann & New York Times BooksPaperback, 2022
$15.95Member price:$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Mrs. Dalloway
Virginia WoolfNo spoilers here in case you haven't read the book yet. But let's just say that you can't help but be tempted to return to Woolf after finishing The Mystery Guest.
The New York Review of Books & Bethanne Patrick Is Only Here to Signal BoostPaperback, 1990
$10.99Member price:$5.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Ulysses
James JoyceAfter reading Bouillier, you'll never be able to read Ulysses again without thinking about the NASA space probe.
Patton Oswalt & Margaret E AtwoodPaperback, 1990
$19.00Member price:$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Getting Lost
Annie ErnauxWe discussed how much Bouillier's style reminded us of Nobel laureate Annie Ernaux. This is her raw memoir detailing her secret affair with a Russian diplomat.
The New York Review of Books & Los Angeles Review of BooksPaperback, 2022
$18.95Member price:$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Simple Passion
Annie ErnauxAnd, of course, The Mystery Guest also reminded Belletrist members of this book in which Ernaux obsessively narrates her 2-year affair with a married man.
Kaitlyn Greenidge & Lea YpiPaperback, 2003
$12.95Member price:$6.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Not One Day
Anne GarrétaOn the call, Kat Pongrace of McNally Jackson heartily recommended this prize-winning book recounting the author's loves and lovers past.
Kamran Javadizadeh & Deep VellumPaperback, 2023
$14.95Member price:$7.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Milan KunderaThe Mystery Guest reminded so many Belletrist readers of Kundera's masterpiece, which explores the fleeting nature of our life choices—and their significance, or lack thereof.
Maggie Haberman & Maria PopovaPaperback, 2005
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book![Book Cover for: In Search of Lost Time [volumes 1 to 7], Marcel Proust](https://d16057n354qyo4.cloudfront.net/9789360075590.jpg?nextExtension=webp&version=1709849239)
In Search of Lost Time [volumes 1 to 7]
Marcel ProustA few Belletrist members couldn't help but think of the Proustian search for truth in our memories while reading The Mystery Guest.
Hardcover, 2024
$34.99Member price:$31.49 + Free shipping10% off