The Victoria System

Erotic, raw, violent and vertiginous . . . We often accuse French writers of navel-gazing and ignoring the world around them, but Eric Reinhardt is one of those who gives the lie to this cliché

Emmanuel Carrère, author of Limonov

Bold, arresting, accomplished, complex, sensual, sexual, intriguing, heady

Le Monde

An ambitious and tragic novel which weaves together sex, power games and imagination. An ultracontemporary anti-fairy tale

Les Inrockuptibles

Part classic, part tragedy, part thriller: Eric Reinhardt merges genres and invokes elusive echoes in this highly contemporary novel of a rare depth

Libération

Finally, a sexy book written by someone who would appear to have had sex

Dazed & Confused

Those who harp on about the decline or end of literature in France, stuck in its formalism, nihilism or narcissism, are advised to read The Victoria System. It will give them a good wake-up slap

La Quinzaine Littéraire

A fantastic and sensual modern thriller, like nothing I've ever read

Christian Louboutin

Ambitious, complex, sparkling, to be devoured in one sitting

Télérama

Reinhardt is a fine and subtle psychologist . . . with a keen eye for the perverse ways in which capitalism exploits all levels of society and leaves behind smoking ruins. Anyone who begins this book will not quickly put it down

Trouw (The Netherlands)