France Travail has launched a new service aimed at secondary characters from literature, following reports that mid-career professionals, those affected by layoffs, and individuals in their fifties have expressed a desire to become "entrepreneurs of themselves." The initiative includes characters from various literary works who are seeking new narrative roles. One report mentions that a character from the play Six Characters in Search of an Author by Luigi Pirandello was involved in the development of this service. In Mortelle Romance by Kate Eberle (translated by Florence Moreau), published by Hauteville on September 10, the character Roxie has a simple wish: to become the heroine of Anna Matthews' next book, queen of the romance. However, the universe fulfills her wish with a particular sense of humor—Anna has turned to writing thrillers. Roxie, who knows the codes of sentiment well, has no experience in the thriller genre. Fortunately, Grant, an anxious English teacher and a big reader of detective novels, passes by. She kidnaps him—gently, according to the publisher—and they set off to try to reach the last page alive. CV: Anna Matthews—writer, intersectoral mobility. Confirmed experience in romance. Strategic repositioning towards thriller without HR support for the characters involved. Excellent ability to transform a romantic encounter into a major professional risk. Seeks a position in a publishing house that accepts changes in editorial lines without notice. In Madame Hjelde by Sigrid Undset (translated by Marthe Metzger and Thekla Hammar), reprinted by Cambourakis on September 2, Uni Hjelde completes a grueling pregnancy. Between walks with her son Lasse and domestic daily life, she exhausts herself in a family existence where she feels like she is fading. After childbirth, her condition deteriorates. She goes to rest in a mountain chalet, gradually regains taste for life, and is drawn by an old acquaintance. Upon her return, a choice awaits her. Meanwhile, recall a detail provided by Cambourakis: the household chores were shared with Ingrid, the domestic. CV: Ingrid—housekeeping and continuity of activity. Experience in a Norwegian household under strong marital tension. Mastery of domestic tasks when an entire family goes through an existential crisis. Absolute discretion. Wishes to integrate a book in which the person who physically maintains the setting eventually benefits from a plot. In Un rêve dans un rêve by Ken Liu (translated by Pierre-Paul Durastanti), published by Bélial' on September 3, the story takes place in a near-future America where artificial intelligence, surveillance, money, and power coexist with that reassuring harmony one knows in dystopias. Elli Krantz practices "vivid dreaming" there: hypnotized participants share a common dream experience, designed as a collective work. Then Elli disappears. Her husband, Piers, a business lawyer, discovers suspicious transactions and traces of a possible double life. A certain "Prince" claims to have her and demands data banks in exchange for her release. Piers then seeks Julia Z, a former hacker. Livres Hebdo details this starting point, while Le Bélial' confirms the publication, translation, and bibliographic data. CV: Elli Krantz—dream performer. Design of immersive collective experiences. Good mastery of the boundary between real and fiction. Remarkable ability to move an entire plot forward while being absent. Seeks a structure where "remote work" does not necessarily mean "mysteriously untraceable." In Demandez à Mietchka, the first novel by Ievhenia Kouznetsova (translated by Nikol Dziub), published by Les Argonautes on September 4, several generations reunite: a grandmother near death, an anxious mother, a little girl, some men, and passing animals. And then him. The nameless red cat. The precision does not come from an overexcited recruitment service: it is well noted in the editorial presentation. Even the others go through a period of choice; he has still not obtained a civil status. CV: red cat. Identity: in progress. Experience in a family house loaded with memories. Great ability to go through intergenerational upheavals without producing explanatory monologues. Silent presence. Total mobility. Seeks a writer who, at first, can give him a name. France Travail can offer a skills assessment. For the administrative registration, however, a minor problem remains in the "applicant's identity" field.