Section: Literature
«Pierric Bailly's »A la pointe": a museum at the confluence of lives

«Pierric Bailly's »A la pointe": a museum at the confluence of lives

Since 2014, Editions Cambourakis and Lyon's Musée des Confluences have joined forces to give birth to a project, at the crossroads of literature and art: the «Récits d'objets» collection. The idea is simple: invite novelists to choose an object from the museum's extensive holdings (over two million!) and let the experience take shape, giving birth to a work of fiction. And for this opuscule, the guest author shakes up the codes!
Blaise Hofmann, protean farmer

Blaise Hofmann, protean farmer

In October 2021, Morgian writer Blaise Hofmann published «Deux petites maîtresses zen». A text that recounts his Asian epic with his partner and two daughters, an adventure that came to an abrupt end with the appearance of Covid. The author, known for his travel stories and who was co-librettist of the Fête des vignerons (2019), lives from his pen and has decided to embrace a second profession, that of winemaker, in which he trained as an autodidact. In fact, he produces his own wine. The vine and the pen, a curious cocktail that caught our attention. As did his facet as a travel writer. But how does one travel «as a family» in different Asian countries, and what observations can one make about our society? Let's find out during our meeting.