They will find humor there but also material to philosophize, to meditate, alone or with friends. Little sentences gleaned from reading the greatest authors (Montesquieu, Michel Serres, Freud, Einstein, Audiard, Audouard, etc.) or from press articles (“The arsonist was placed in a home”). During meetings, also, in the markets, during walks or family meals… With, each time, like the icing on the cake, a little comment that spices it up. The work is, once again, divided into major chapters or major themes: “Tasting,” “smiling,” “loving,” “acting,” “creating,” “aging,” etc.
Time, this luxury…
But why on earth, apart from the pleasure of coming back, did Antoine Audi do it again? “I hadn’t said everything. Above all, I kept my antennas open and it continues to come on its own,” he smiles. But, he promises, even if he has a file on his cell phone called volume 3, he will stop there. Above all, because he has moved on and is pursuing another writing project in addition to painting which soothes him.
As for a possible recurrence in politics, the idea excites him less and less, but he does not rule it out. In the meantime, several politicians, from Clemenceau to Pompidou, including Churchill and Guéna, are cited in his work. “I discover that the greatest luxury is free time,” he slips.
However, he has a nearby event on his agenda: the Périgueux Gourmet Book Festival, from Friday November 15 to Sunday November 17, where he will sign his two volumes of “Des mots gourmands” at the stand of the Ruelles bookstore.
