The Mazan rape trial, which concluded in December 2024 with the conviction of 51 men for acts of exceptional magnitude, continues to arouse the interest of the public and the perpetrators. Three books, with varied angles of approach, are planned for 2025, offering perspectives on this historic trial marked by intense debates on justice and the rights of victims.
An institutional “explosion” analyzed by Cynthia Illouz
The first work, Mazan trial, the explosionwill be published on January 22 by Éditions de l’Observatoire. Its author, Cynthia Illouz, an essayist specializing in issues of equality between men and women, reviews the numerous institutional dysfunctions which marked this affair. According to the presentation sent to AFP, she explores the mechanisms that “stifle speech, blame victims and erase consent”. This book intends to analyze the societal flaws revealed by this trial.
Manon Garcia questions feminism and sexuality
Flammarion announces, for March 5, Living with men, reflections on the Pelicot trialwritten by the philosopher Manon Garcia, teacher at the Free University of Berlin. Present in the courtroom during the debates in Avignon, Garcia questions, according to the editor, the blind spots of the feminist fight as well as the concepts of rape and sexuality in our society. The work promises in-depth reflection on the social and philosophical implications of the trial.
An immersive story by Élise Costa
Scheduled for June 4, Write Mazanby legal journalist Élise Costa, will be published by Marchialy editions. This book focuses on the story of the trial and its behind the scenes, while seeking to translate the complexity of the human relationships revealed at the bar. Costa, known for her captivating chronicles, questions how to report on such events without reducing their emotional and moral density.
The literary legacy of the Pelicot affair
These publications follow the success of the book by Caroline Darian, daughter of the main victim, Gisèle Pelicot. His work And I stopped calling you Dadpublished in 2022, has already made an impression by addressing the family dramas linked to this affair. Translated into several languages, it helped draw international attention to a trial now engraved in French judicial history.
