The Sunday August 25, 2024the 6th edition of the writers at Gonzaguegives you an appointment, the first of this literary event in Touraine have just been revealed. Alongside the godfather, Jean-Marie Rouartfrom the French Academy, you will be able to meet the academician Pascal Oryhe will present his latest work “This dear and old country” published by Gallimard. Pierre Assoulinemember of the Académie Goncourt, teacher at Sciences Po, is the author of around thirty books, including ten biographies, novels as well as dictionaries or surveys will come to discuss and dedicate his latest book “How to Write” which will be released on the 21st August at Albin Michel’s.
This 2024 edition will be marked by the return of Sergueï Jirnov, a former KGB officer, he will decipher the war in Ukraine, this is the theme of his 3rd book “The Worst Friends”. Two exceptional women, great war reporters, will honor the event: Marine Jacquemin for “My Wars” and Dorothée Ollieric for “Mom is going to war, my life as a great reporter”.
Writers at Gonzague is also an opportunity to meet many authors in preview. Among other things, you will be able to discover “La maison Dieu” by Celine Laurenshis book will be available from August 21 and published by Albin Michel. Other writers will also be present under the century-old trees, such as Emmanuelle de Boysson, Ludovic Manchette et Christian the German or Jerome Attal have already.
Henri Leconte, Jean-Pierre Mader and other artists
Another highlight of the meeting, the presence of the former French tennis player, now a consultant, Henri Lecontehe will present his autobiography “Balles Neuves”, you will also be able to meet the singer Jean-Pierre Maderan essential artist of the 80s, everyone remembers his hits “Macumba”, “Disparue”, “Un pied devant l’autre” in his book, he confides in his own journey “On sais ma chanson”. Raphael Zaoui, ex-member of the group Thérapie Taxi, will present his first book “The last one on the track”.
Cali, who had already participated in one of the writers’ editions at Gonzague will once again set down in Touraine, for a day, to share with the public his new book which will be released in September. The singer Didier Barbelivien will be there with his very first novel: “The only way to love” whose rights have already been acquired for the cinema. Other TV and radio personalities have also confirmed their presence in Chanceaux-près-Loches on August 25, such as Hervé Pouchol, Dominique Verdeilhan, Patrice Duhamel, Philippe Vandel, Éric Naulleau, Christine Kelly, Jérôme de Verdière, Rachel Khan, Nathalie Saint-Cricq, or even Philippe Risoli.
Nathalie Marquay-Pernaut, with “A Sign of You” will evoke the memory of famous presenter Jean-Pierre Pernaut, her husband, who remains one of the French’s favorite TV personalities. Françoise Sagan’s son, Denis Westhoff, will come to present his book “The Sagan Years” the opportunity to salute the twentieth anniversary of the death of his mother and the 70th anniversary of the publication of “Hello sadness. Finally, like every year, prizes will be given to young talents The opportunity to discover promising first novels.
