Paul Varjak was born in the 1970s and grew up in a small provincial town. He has lived in Paris since 1992. What Are We Going to Do with You? is his first novel.
Paul Varjak - What are we going to do with you?
What are we going to do with you?
Chronicles of a Parisian Gay Man
Second edition
Gay Novel Prize, Narrative Category 2024
He doesn't like Barbie dolls, but he loves men's underwear ads in the 3 Suisses catalogs. He doesn't want to become a man like his father, but he doesn't want to be like his mother either. He's not a faggot, but gay. He leads a monotonous married life, but also secretly discovers cruising spots in Paris. He begins his single life at forty, engaging in a series of no-strings-attached encounters, but also making some very enriching connections. In this first-person novel, we accompany a gay man on his journey of self-discovery, a voyage from the 1970s to the present day that takes him through all sorts of stages, from the darkest to the most joyful.