Juste la fin du monde

Juste la fin du monde is written by a man who knew he was doomed.
You probably have to be close to death to have this obsessive concern for the rightness of words. In Lagarce's case, it's not a matter of some coquetry of language. It's part and parcel of his writing, which is demanding, precise and in no way naturalistic. This demand for form transcends this family story, giving it a universal character that is proper to all great literary works.