Evelyne Pisier, the mother of Camille and Victor Kouchner, writer and political scientist, married for the first time to Bernard Kouchner with whom she had three children, is often cited for her contributions to French culture. However, his legacy is darkened by the revelations of his daughter, Camille Kouchner, who denounced abuse within their family in her book The Big Family in 2021. Camille Kouchner tells how her former father-in-law, Olivier Duhamel, allegedly committed acts of incest on Victor, his twin brother, which deeply shook their family relationships.
Although recognized for her professional career,
Evelyne Pisier was at the heart of personal turmoil. Her choices and reactions to the accusations made against her former husband, Olivier Duhamel, raise many questions about her role as a mother and protective.
Evelyne Pisier, a mother in denial when faced with the truth
Evelyne Pisier, died in 2017was much more than a mother to Victor Kouchner; she was also a
influential figures in the world of political ideas. In La Familia Grande, Camille Kouchner claims that her mother knew about the abuse suffered by her brother but locked herself into denial and silence. A reaction which deeply affected Camille Kouchner, who declared in The Obs : “I was surprised by my mother’s violence, by her denial.”
The reaction ofEvelyne Pisier faced with Victor’s revelation in 2008 was to support your husband, highlighting a heartbreaking conflict between family loyalty and maternal responsibility.
“I hate your perversity. Everyone will know about it now.”she would have said to her children, as reported The Parisian.
Evelyne Pisier’s reproaches to her children Camille and Victor Kouchner
Before her death, Evelyne Pisier had a significant conversation with her children, where she reproached them: “But what are you complaining about, you have a job, children…” This reaction illustrates denial
which has long characterized his attitude towards the abuses revealed.
Camille Kouchnerwho turned to her aunt for support, said: “My mother played this.”
This rejection of disturbing truths not only created a distance between Evelyne Pisier and her children, but also exacerbated the feeling of betrayal within the Kouchner family.
Who is Victor Kouchner and what family heritage?
Victor Kouchner, twin brother of Camille Kouchner, filed a complaint against Olivier Duhamel after the publication of his twin sister’s book to which he had not opposed even if he remained publicly silent. His accusations against Olivier Duhamel not only affected him, but also plunged the Kouchner family in deep crisis.
The legacy of Evelyne Pisier is therefore twofold: a career recognized in the history of ideas and a heavy family liabilities to bear. Their children, Julien, Camille and Victor Kouchner, are now navigating between this heritage and the tragic revelations that accompany it.
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