Philippe Claudel's "Wanted": Putin's scalp
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Philippe Claudel signs a tragicomic farce on the Trump-Musk-Putin trio. (Illustration: Signs during a demonstration for military aid to Ukraine in front of the United States Embassy in Kyiv, March 8) Zuma Press/Bestimage / Zuma Press/Bestimage
With "Wanted," Académie Goncourt president Philippe Claudel has created a tragicomic farce about the missteps of the infernal trio Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and Vladimir Putin.
Thunderous, brutal, and direct, the announcement stunned the world. In the very heart of the Oval Office, before a swarm of journalists lured by the unpredictable statements that followed one after the other, Elon Musk had just publicly put a price on Putin's head. Wanted! A billion dollars for his scalp. Payment guaranteed. Under the stunned gaze of Trump, only too happy to see the world order shaken by his whimsical dictates that give wings to his obligators. All diplomatic customs had just melted under the blowtorch of the White House crazies.
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