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Betty Blue

by Philippe Djian · 1985

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This is a full-fledged lovers' tragedy between a drifter-turned-writer and the fatally flawed Betty, his muse and obsessive promoter.

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Setting
1980s1980sMore like thisLess of thisGermanyGermanyMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 352 pages

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