Rencontre - philippe besson
Literature
in Nancy
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As part of Livre sur la Place, Sarah POLACCI, General Commissioner of Livre sur la Place, hosts a meeting with Philippe BESSON.
"We haven't got used to it yet, or will we ever?"
The narrator is forty years old, preparing for a white march in tribute to his eldest son Hugo, who died at the age of fourteen.
In Vous parler de mon fils, Philippe Besson paints the portrait of a father devastated by the death of his son. As memories flood back, the narrator questions not only his own guilt, but...As part of Livre sur la Place, Sarah POLACCI, General Commissioner of Livre sur la Place, hosts a meeting with Philippe BESSON.
"We haven't got used to it yet, or will we ever?"
The narrator is forty years old, preparing for a white march in tribute to his eldest son Hugo, who died at the age of fourteen.
In Vous parler de mon fils, Philippe Besson paints the portrait of a father devastated by the death of his son. As memories flood back, the narrator questions not only his own guilt, but also the failings of his family and society as a whole. Philippe Besson has written a powerful text about a man's pain, while analyzing the mechanism of school bullying.
Book signing on site with L'Autre Rive bookshop.
Admission subject to capacity.
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- On March 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
