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Nicolas Claich
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Nov. 15, 2024 at 6:43 p.m.
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For its 21st edition, the show The book in Cheux welcomes a guest with a somewhat unusual profile. After Michel Bussi in 2023, it is Bernard Cazeneuve who will come to meet readers, Sunday November 17, 2024. “He will only be present in the afternoon, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.,” specifies François-Michel Dupont.
Bernard Cazeneuve, a former Prime Minister, guest of honor
For the person responsible for programming the event, the arrival of the former Prime Minister, former mayor of Cherbourg, constitutes the culmination of two years of work.
We spoke with his entourage on the question of rapprochement between an author and his audience. Cheux is a popular show, and we want to contribute to bringing politics closer to the population.
Political but not too much
However, there is no question of transforming the salon into a meeting of the one who was approached – ultimately in vain – to return to Matignon after the dissolution. Bernard Cazeneuve will come and present his work My life with Mauriacdedicated to the author of Therese Desqueyroux. “We wanted a literary entry, in order to give depth of field to politics,” continues François-Michel Dupont. We wanted to encourage the meeting between a statesman and the public, through his relationship with writing and culture.”
Meet at the Studio, in Bretteville-l’Orgueilleuse
The Cheux village hall, which has hosted the show for 20 years, is currently being renovated, Livre à Cheux is taking place this year at the Studio, the Bretteville-l'Orgueilleuse performance hall. “This will probably also be the case next year,” warns François-Michel Dupont.
Known faces and new talents
As usual, the Celtien salon brings together a multitude of authors with a link to Normandy. In total, 45 will be present. Both established writers and young talents. Catherine Boissel, Alain Decker, Pierre Guinot-Deléry, Emmanuel Thiébot, Jean-Blaise Djian or… François-Michel Dupont are among the first category. In the new arrivals department, we can cite François-Xavier Cottin, Julien Legalle, Camille Elaraki and Éléonore Dervieux.
These are beautiful feathers. Éléonore Dervieux has just won the Jean-Anglade prize for the first novel, chaired this year by Michel Bussi.
Le livre à Cheux welcomes authors of novels, detective, historical or youth novels, but also of essays or comic strips.
Literary cafes
In addition to meetings between authors and readers, Le livre à Cheux offers thematic meetings. These literary cafés will be hosted by Christophe Gautier. 3 p.m.: discussions with Bernard Cazeneuve around his book My life with Mauriac ; 3:45 p.m.: discussions with the winner of the Reine-Mathilde prize*; 4:30 p.m.: Jérôme Félix, Arsène Lupin, from novel to comic strip.
Cheux Book Fair, Sunday November 17, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 2:15 p.m. to 6 p.m., Le Studio room in Bretteville-l'Orgueilleuse. *The five writers named: Christelle Angano (The harmonica, the trombone and the umbrella), Jérôme Aumont (An obstacle), Vincent Delareux (The Idol), Guillaume Huon (The sleepless guardian), Sylvie Lemonnier (Find Blanche).
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