LeXuS : Lazare, the Outcasts - Virginie Bégaudeau

Lazare has been chosen to join the Outcasts, who are the purveyors of the LeXuS word and the representatives of morality in Belgrame. In order to carry out their important mission, they must remain abstinent, as according to LeXuS, sex leads to crime and immorality. The Outcasts encourage faith in LeXuS, but after a taste of pleasure, can Lazare practice what he preaches? In a dystopian future, the city of Belgrame is governed by a set of laws called LeXuS. Under a strict totalitarian regime, sex has become a privilege which can be bought, sold or earned. Having the right to sex indicates social success, and due to the strict control, sexual crimes have become a distant memory.However, all is not well in Belgrame. A group of renegades are leading a rebellion to overthrow the LeXuS regime and grant sexual freedom to all. Welcome to Belgrame, a city which you will discover through the eyes of its inhabitants. Each character brings a new story, which can be read independently of the others. This is the story of Lazare, matriculation number 89673.