Five ideas for “made in” Lorient books to offer for Christmas

• 1 The “micro-adventures” of YouTuber Xavier Bourgois

  Maybe you know someone who wants to take advantage of their vacation to wander around the Lorient region. If this is the case, he needs the “Micro Adventure Manual”, published by La Plage. The videographer Xavier Bourgois provides the keys to reinventing imaginations around travel, without imperative, alone or with family, giving free rein to your desires. If you are already anticipating the summer season, don't hesitate to take a look at the “adventures around the corner” that we offered you last summer. Price: €30.00.

We all have a friend, a cousin or an aunt who is fond of news stories. To satisfy the latter, we have what you need: “The Devil's Married”, a story of the “Henriot affair”, which occurred in Lorient in 1934. At the time, the murder of a young woman by her husband, Michel Henriot, son of the prosecutor, had fascinated the city. Philippe Le Dref, who has collaborated with the newspaper Le Télégramme for 20 years, puts a “perfect anti-crime” into perspective in his story. Thrills guaranteed. Price: €24.50.

• 3 “The contribution of migratory movements to our region” by local history associations

  After the Spanish Civil War, the First World War or the Second World War, many Chinese, Majorcans and other Dutch people settled in the country of Lorient. Through “The contribution of migratory movements in our region”, the group of fourteen local history associations of the Pays de Lorient presents the economic, social impact… that the different communities who arrived in the city with six ports or its surroundings. The book, enriched in particular with articles with important iconographies, is published and sold by the municipal archives of Lorient, in its History and Memory collection. Price: €15.

• 4 “The real life” of marine commandos by Largo

  Commando training, parachute jumps, maritime and land interventions… All put into perspective through unique camera angles and intimate stories. This is what makes the new work by Largo, Lanester's marine commando, “The brig and the dagger”, published in December 2024, by Mareuil Éditions, so rich. The author writes for “transmission” but also to introduce young people to the daily life of these special forces of the French Navy. Price: €30.

• 5 “The Passenger of the Dawn” by Daniel Cario

  He is one of its local authors who needs no introduction. Since his retirement in 2004, Port Louisian Daniel Cario has already written around fifty books. Among his latest works, we find in particular “The Passenger of the Dawn”, a plot on the split personality. The former student of the Dupuy-de-Lôme high school, inspired by Balzac, Zola and Maupassant, knows how to capture the attention of his readership thanks to a technique worked on three or four hours a day. Price: €11.