The opening of the exhibition was an opportunity to present the book Earth and Blavet were on fireproduced by the History and Heritage Group, from the Senior Extra-Municipal Commission and Time, and helped by the writer Frédérique him romantic. Over the age of 188 pages, he gave the floor to witnesses of this time. The group collected, from 2002 to 2004, precious testimonies of those who lived as closely as possible the German occupation and the fights of the Pocket of Lorient,
said the mayor, Gilles Carréric. UTwenty witnesses are united in this magnificent book, on the background and on the form.
The work indeed reveals the authenticity of Lanesterians’ discourse, with illustrations and a detailed chronology. It is not a historical account but personal family memories. The contributors are all memory smugglers who, from orality to writing, alert us and teach us about the imperative need not to recreate the conditions that lead to these dramas. It is our responsibility to act so as not to sting the story ”,
concluded the mayor.
Published in 500 copies, the book is currently available at the reception of the Town Hall, at a price of € 15.
