It's an institution, a must-see for those who participate in the Brive Book Fair: on Saturday evenings, the floor of the “Le Cardinal” nightclub ignites under the footsteps of unleashed Parisian authors and publishers.
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Christian Dayre has been running “Le Cardi” for decades. It is undoubtedly the best-known provincial nightclub in Paris: every year, a few hundred meters from the Georges Brassens hall, the Brive Book Fair moves to its dance floor. We collected some anecdotes…
“Certainly the caterpillar initiated by Jean Teulé which made the whole cardinal stand up in a fantastic round. It was an unforgettable moment…“
“I wasn't there at the start, but I think that here, there is a mixture of authentic things, contrasts which make the Cardinal endure. I think that the Parisian literary microcosm likes this mixture of genres.”
“I have the memory of seeing Bernard Pivot dancing rock on this track, I have the memory of Frédéric Beigbeder on the decks… I have lots of memories like that, quite funny.”
“I hope there will be many more, because there will be plenty of other fairs. There are still adventures, things that change every year…”
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