French writer Christian Gailly died earlier this week. He was part of the Editions de Minuit/minimalist group. Though barely known in the English-speaking world, three of his novels have been translated – The Passion of Martin Fissel-Brandt, Red Haze and An Evening at the Club. I own three of his books (in French), including An Evening at the Club but, I must say, they are not very high on my list.