The Proof
| Author | Agota Kristof |
|---|---|
| Original title | La Preuve |
| Language | French |
| Series | The Notebook Trilogy |
| Publisher | Éditions du Seuil |
| Publication date | 1988 |
The Proof (French: La Preuve) is a novel by Agota Kristof published in 1988 by Éditions du Seuil.[1] It constitutes the second volume of the "The Notebook Trilogy", the first volume being The Notebook and the trilogy ending with The Third Lie.[2]
Summary
The second part of the story opens with Lucas's period of unease due to his separation from his twin brother Claus, with whom he was one. Several characters subsequently intervene in the story, including the stationer Victor, who sells his house and bookstore to Lucas and is later sentenced to death for strangling his sister Sophie; the librarian Clara, Lucas's lover and obsessed with the death of her husband Thomas; Peter, Lucas's close friend; and finally Mathias, a child born from an incestuous relationship between a woman and his father, who is deformed but possesses a keen intelligence. At the end of the story, the child takes his own life, tormented by his deformity, which, in his opinion, prevents him from being loved by Lucas as a son. The story ends with the return of twin Claus to his hometown, where he is missing his twin.
Audiobook
- Agota Kristof (2003). La Preuve (in French). Paris: éd. Livraphone. ISBN 978-2-87809-293-6.
- Agota Kristof (2004). La Preuve (in French). Paris: éd. Livraphone.
References
- ^ Wiese, Annjeanette (2013). "Narrative Palimpsest: The Representation of Identity in Agota Kristof's "The Notebook", "The Proof", and "The Third Lie"". Journal of Narrative Theory. 43 (2): 137–159. doi:10.1353/jnt.2013.0015. JSTOR 24484800. S2CID 161583788.
- ^ "Kristof: The Proof | The Modern Novel". www.themodernnovel.org. Retrieved 2026-04-17.
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