The event, organized by the town hall of the Cité des Palmiers and the Charlemagne bookstore, intends to do as well as the 10,000 visitors who came to garnish the aisles of the Casino Forum last year. The result of a work “requirement and a desire to aim for a large audience”breath Olivier Rouard, managing director of Charlemagne. If there is no official theme for this edition, “This book celebration is an invitation to travel around the world, through topical, love, joy or even environmental themes”promises Vanessa Amiot, in charge of programming.
Among the authors not to be missed, a name necessarily attracts attention: Nobel Prize for Literature in 2008, JMG Le Clézio returned to Hyères, after a first come two years ago. He will be at the heart of an exchange on Sunday (still schedule to be defined). “He comes as a friend, because he has no book to promote”details Emmanuel Khérad, journalist for Radio France for 24 years, but also writer, who will animate this “great interview”.
Marc Levy finally at the rendezvous
Another big name: Marc Levy. Among the most prolific and most read authors through the planet, “ He had been coming for several years. We are very happy that he is there. He presents his latest work, which in particular deals with censorship on American territory (The Bookstore of Books Prohibiteded. Robert Laffont) “explains Olivier Rouard. We will also talk about the presence of Tahar Ben Jelloun, Goncourt 1987 Prize, which has just published They loved so much (ed. Gallimard). “A magnificent book”promises Emmanuel Khérad. The native of Fez will also be playing with a conference alongside Anne Goscinny on the theme “A thousand ways of loving” (Saturday noon). Finally, since the meeting is for all audiences, we will also stop on the youth department side, with in particular the presence of Benjamin Chaud, who revisits the character of Franquin Le Marsupilami. Music will also be in the spotlight with musical readings by Thibault Cauvin and Miguel Bonnefoy.
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Saturday, May 17 (from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.) and Sunday May 18 (from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.), at the Casino Forum in Hyères. FREE ENTRANCE. The whole program on www.fetedulivre.hyeres.fr
