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Listen to author and critic Erica Wagner in conversation with Kaliane Bradley, writer of “The Ministry of Time”, her first novel published by Sceptre in 2024. Through this conversation with Erica Wagner, Kaliane Bradley talks about her passion for writing since childhood, the literary and historical sources that inspired her for this novel, and the power of fiction. Together, they also discuss how her experience as an editor has influenced her work as a writer, and highlight the collaborative aspect of creating a book. As part of the Rendez-vous littéraires rue Cambon [Literary Rendezvous at Rue Cambon], the podcast "les Rencontres" highlights the birth of a writer in a series imagined by CHANEL and House ambassador and spokesperson Charlotte Casiraghi.(00:00) Introduction(00:57) Presentation of Kaliane Bradley by Erica Wagner(04:28) On the author’s vocation as a writer(06:40) The sources of inspiration for “The Ministry of Time”(12:24) On the publication process(15:51) Reading an extract of “The Ministry of Time” by Kaliane Bradley(17:26) On her narrative choices(23:43) On her writing process(25:50) On the publishing profession(27:39) On the reception of the book(32:37) On the powers of fiction(35:14) The ending questionnaire of “les Rencontres”Kaliane Bradley, The Ministry of Time © Hodder & Stoughton, 2024Normal People © Sally Rooney, 2018 Publisher by Faber and Faber LtdConversations with Friends © Sally Rooney, 2017 Publisher by Faber and Faber LtdEmma Donoghue, The Wonder © Little, Brown & Company, 2016Copyright © 2016 by Emma Donoghue LtdCopyright © Alice BirchCopyright © Sebastián LelioEmma Donoghue, The Wonder © Picador, 2016The Wonder by Emma Donoghue © 2016. Published in Canada by HarperCollins Publishers LtdEleanor Catton, Birnam Wood © Granta Books, 2023© Eleanor Catton 2023Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton. Copyright © 2023 by Eleanor Catton. Used by permission of Farrar, Straus and Giroux. All rights Reserved© Penguin Classics© Penguin Press© Catapult Books© Granta Books© The Willowherb Review© Extra Teeth© Electric LiteratureKaliane Bradley, The Wishing Dance © Hodder & Stoughton, 2021Compilation copyright - Pippa Marland & Anita Roy, Gifts of Gravity and Light © Hodder & Stoughton, 2021© Hodder and Stoughton© Harper Bazaar© Royal Society of LiteratureDan Simmons, The Terror © Little, Brown and Company, 2007Audrey Niffenegger, The Time Traveller’s Wife, Vintage Classic, 2022Emily St. John Mandel, The Sea of Tranquility, Penguin Books, 2022Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five, Penguin Books, 1999© Sceptre BooksWikipedia trademark used with permission from the Wikimedia Foundation

Écoutez la journaliste Lauren Bastide en conversation avec Aurélie Lacroix, autrice d’un premier roman, « L’Unique objet de mon regard », publié par Cambourakis en 2023 et dans lequel elle ravive les souvenirs d’une passion amoureuse. Au fil de la conversation, Lauren Bastide et Aurélie Lacroix reviennent sur la place de la littérature dans sa famille, la prise de conscience de sa vocation d’écrivaine dès l’adolescence et la nécessité de publier un premier roman à l’âge adulte. Ensemble, elles évoquent également son rapport à l’art, qui réunit les deux personnages au-delà du chaos de leur relation. En marge des Rendez-vous littéraires rue Cambon, le podcast « les Rencontres » met en lumière l’acte de naissance d’une écrivaine dans une série imaginée par CHANEL et Charlotte Casiraghi, ambassadrice et porte-parole de la Maison.(00:00) Introduction(00:56) Présentation d’Aurélie Lacroix et de « L’Unique objet de mon regard » par Lauren Bastide(02:06) À propos de sa vocation d’écrivaine(05:01) À propos de l’écriture de son premier roman(10:18) De l’édition à l’écriture(11:44) Les autrices qui l’ont inspirée(12:34) À propos du processus de publication de son roman(16:28) Lecture d’un extrait de « L’Unique objet de mon regard » par Aurélie Lacroix(18:07) À propos du contexte d’écriture et des choix narratifs de son roman(22:42) À propos de l’importance de l’art dans le roman(26:14) À propos du thème de l’amour(28:17) À propos du lien entre l’autrice et la narratrice du roman(29:14) À propos de la réception du livre(31:30) Le questionnaire de fin du podcast « Les Rencontres »Aurélie Lacroix, L’Unique objet de mon regard, 2023, © Éditions Cambourakis.Collection Verticales © Éditions Gallimard© Éditions Gallimard© Agence Trames

Fidèle à son engagement en faveur de la littérature et de la création contemporaine, CHANEL renouvelle son soutien au festival MOT pour Mots organisé par Le Monde, Le Nouvel Obs et Télérama. À l’occasion de l’ouverture de la quatrième édition du festival, l’ambassadrice et porte-parole de la Maison Charlotte Casiraghi a retrouvé les autrices Sarah Chiche et Aurélie Lacroix pour une édition spéciale des Rendez-vous littéraires rue Cambon animée par Elisabeth Philippe, journaliste au Nouvel Obs. Ensemble, elles ont parlé d’écriture et de la place de la littérature dans leur vie.© Festival MOT pour Mots.Les Enténébrés, Sarah Chiche, © Éditions du Seuil, 2019, Points, 2020.Saturne, Sarah Chiche, © Éditions du Seuil, 2020, Points, 2021.Les Alchimies, Sarah Chiche, © Éditions du Seuil, 2023, Points, 2024.© Éditions du Seuil.Aurélie Lacroix, L’Unique objet de mon regard, 2023, © Éditions Cambourakis.                                © Rencontres Philosophiques de Monaco© Le Nouvel ObsSarah Chiche, L’Inachevée, 2008, © Éditions Grasset & Fasquelle.Hervé Guibert, Fou de Vincent, 1989, © Les Éditions de Minuit.© Éditions GrassetAnnie Ernaux, Passion Simple, 1991, © Éditions Gallimard.Joan Didion : Le Centre ne tiendra pas, Griffin Dunne, © Didion Doc, Netflix, 2017.Joan Didion, L’année de la pensée magique © 2005 © Editions Grasset & Fasquelle, 2007, pour la traduction françaiseThe Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion. Copyright © 2005 by Joan Didion. Published by HarperCollins Publishers. All Rights Reserved.Fernando Pessoa, Le Livre de l'intranquillité, Traduit en français par Françoise Laye, © Christian Bourgois Editeur, 1988.Ann Veronica Janssens, Mukha, 1997.© KHM-MuseumsverbandLéon Tolstoï, Anna Karénine, 1873Albert Cohen, Belle du Seigneur, 1968, © Éditions Gallimard.Edith Wharton, Le temps de l’innocence, 1920Laurence Plazenet, La blessure et la soif, 2009, © Éditions Gallimard.Francisco de Goya, Les Désastres de la guerre, 1810-1815Francisco de Goya, Le Chien, 1819-1823Francisco de Goya, Le sommeil de la raison engendre des monstres, 1799Madame de La Fayette, La Princesse de Clèves, 1678Alfred de Musset, On ne badine pas avec l'amour, 1861

Listen to author and critic Erica Wagner in conversation with Michelle Min Sterling, writer of “Camp Zero”, her first novel published by Bragelonne in 2023, in which she imagines a futuristic world confronted with the consequences of climate change. Through this conversation with Erica Wagner, Michelle Min Sterling discusses the origins of her novel and her sources of inspiration, both historical and contemporary, and describes her relationship with the genres of dystopia and utopia in literature. Together, they also evoke the role of women in her story and the way fiction can raise awareness of environmental issues.As part of the Rendez-vous littéraires rue Cambon [Literary Rendezvous at Rue Cambon], the podcast "les Rencontres" highlights the birth of a writer in a series imagined by CHANEL and House ambassador and spokesperson Charlotte Casiraghi.(00:00) Introduction(00:58) Presentation of Michelle Min Sterling and her novel “Camp Zero” by Erica Wagner(03:56) On the author’s early vocation as a writer (07:28) On the literary genres of dystopia and utopia (10:11) On the publication process of her novel(12:42) Reading an extract of “Camp Zero” by Michelle Min Sterling(14:46) On the origin of her novel(17:08) The role of women in her novel(19:30) The historical and contemporary events that inspired the novel (22:37) On the ancestry of the main character(25:22) On the author’s writing process(26:56) The influence of her teaching career on her writing process(28:46) On the reception of the book(34:14) The power of fiction to raise awareness of environmental issues(36:42) The ending questionnaire of “les Rencontres”Michelle Min Sterling, Camp Zero © Atria Books, 2024 © The Globe and MailCamp Zero reads like a chronicle of the present © David Moscrop, 2023 © The London Times Camp Zero by Michelle Min Sterling review byHouman Barekat © The London Times, 2023Omar El Akkad, American War, Knopf, 2017Octavia Butler, Parable of the Sower © Hachette, 2019Margaret Atwood, MaddAddam Trilogy, Penguin Random House, 2014The Dispossessed. Copyright © 1974 by Ursula K. Le Guin. An edition of this book was published in 1974 by Harper & Row, Publishers.Severance by Ling Ma. Copyright © 2018 by Ling Ma. Used by permission of Farrar, Straus and Giroux. All Rights Reserved.

Écoutez la journaliste Lauren Bastide en conversation avec Alice Renard, autrice d’un premier roman, « La Colère et l’Envie », publié par les éditions Héloïse D’Ormesson en 2023, dans lequel elle explore la complexité des relations de l’héroïne, une adolescente neuroatypique, et son ouverture progressive au monde. Au fil de la conversation, Lauren Bastide et Alice Renard évoquent le sentiment de frustration à l’origine du roman et de son titre, le désir de l’autrice de célébrer la beauté du monde ainsi que le pouvoir émancipateur de l’écriture. Ensemble, elles reviennent également sur son goût pour la littérature du Moyen Âge et pour les différentes formes d’écriture, du théâtre à la poésie. En marge des Rendez-vous littéraires rue Cambon, le podcast « les Rencontres » met en lumière l’acte de naissance d’une écrivaine dans une série imaginée par CHANEL et Charlotte Casiraghi, ambassadrice et porte-parole de la Maison.(00:00) Introduction(00:54) Présentation d’Alice Renard et de son roman « La Colère et l’Envie » par Lauren Bastide(02:16) À propos de la vocation d’écrivaine de l’autrice(03:42) À propos de la neuroatypie(05:50) À propos de la polyphonie narrative du roman(07:02) À propos de la littérature médiévale(09:02) Les auteurs et autrices qui ont inspiré Alice Renard(10:30) À propos du processus de publication du roman(12:25) Lecture d’un extrait de « La Colère et l’Envie » par Alice Renard(15:01) À propos du processus d’écriture du roman(19:21) À propos du titre du roman(20:50) À propos du thème de l’amour et de l’âge explorés dans le roman(25:50) À propos du format épistolaire(27:41) À propos des relations du personnage principal(28:13) Le rôle de l’écriture selon Alice Renard(29:02) À propos de la réception du roman(33:07) Le questionnaire de fin du podcast « les Rencontres »Alice Renard, La Colère et l’Envie, © Éditions Héloïse d'Ormesson, 2023. Chrétien de Troyes, Lancelot ou le chevalier de la charrette, XIIème siècle.Albert Camus, Noces, © Éditions Gallimard, 1950.Marguerite Duras, Le ravissement de Lol V. Stein, © Éditions Gallimard, 1964.Alice Renard, Peaux vives © Alice RenardLaurent Bénégui, Les étoiles doubles, © Julliard, 2023.© Le Monde.© Le Prix Méduse.© Fondation Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet de la Vocation© Radio France - France Inter.Milos Forman, Amadeus, © The Saul Zaentz Company, 1984

Listen to author and critic Erica Wagner in conversation with Sheena Patel, writer of “I’m a Fan”, her first novel published by Rough Trade Books in 2022, and soon to be published in French by Gallimard. In her novel, Sheena Patel explores the blurred lines between reality and the online world through the involvement of an unnamed female character in an unequal romantic relationship. Through this conversation with Erica Wagner, Sheena Patel talks about her desire to capture the spirit of her time. They also evoke “Four Brown Girls Who Write”, a collective of women writers created with her friends to support each other in their writing processes.As part of the Rendez-vous littéraires rue Cambon [Literary Rendezvous at Rue Cambon], the podcast "les Rencontres" highlights the birth of a writer in a series imagined by CHANEL and House ambassador and spokesperson Charlotte Casiraghi.(00:00) Introduction(00:56) Presentation of Sheena Patel by Erica Wagner(03:51) On the author’s vocation as a writer and her collective(07:24) The writers that inspire her(09:46) On the publication process(12:12) Reading an extract of “I’m a fan” by Sheena Patel(14:56) On her narrative choices, her writing and editing process(20:00) On the sense of having a voice(21:09) On the blurred lines between reality and the online world(22:08) The ending questionnaire of “les Rencontres”Sheena Patel, I'm a fan, © Sheena Patel, 2022. Cover © Granta Books, 2023.  © Rough Trade Books.  Women Who Run with the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Ph.D., published by Ballantine Books, copyright © 1992, 1955 by Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Ph.D.  Minor Feelings : An Asian American Reckoning by Cathy Park Hong, Random House, 2020.  Martine Syms, Shame Space, 2020. © Martine Syms. Published by Primary Information.  Martine Syms, The African Desperate, © Dominica Publishing, 2022  Maggie Nelson, Bluets, © Copyright 2009 by Maggie Nelson, Wave Books, 2009  The Argonauts © 2015 by Maggie Nelson. First published by Graywolf Press, Minneapolis.  © Guardian News & Media Ltd 2024.  Kathy Acker, Blood and Guts in High School, © Grove Press, 1984. Celia Dale's A Spring Love is available from Daunt Books Publishing.© The British Book Awards.  © The Women's Prize.  © Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize.  © Jhalak Prize.  © Foyles. All Rights Reserved.  © Los Angeles Times. Sheena Patel, I'm a fan, Translated into French by French novelist and translator Marie Darrieussecq, © Éditions Gallimard, 2025.  Juan Carlos Medina, The Limehouse Golem, © New Sparta Films, 2016. Roshni Goyate, Sharan Hunjan, Sunnah Khan, Sheena Patel, 4 BROWN GIRLS WHO WRITE, © Rough Trade Books, 2020. © 4 BROWN GIRLS WHO WRITE 

Écoutez la journaliste Lauren Bastide en conversation avec Joséphine Tassy, autrice d’un premier roman, « L’Indésir », publié par L’Iconoclaste en 2023, dans lequel elle explore les thèmes du deuil et de la quête identitaire au travers du personnage de Nouria. Au fil de la conversation, Lauren Bastide et Joséphine Tassy évoquent le style de l’autrice, mêlant prose et poésie, et l’importance du travail sur la forme. Elles reviennent également sur sa newsletter, « Lézarde », une initiative originale destinée à maintenir un lien avec ses lecteurs.En marge des Rendez-vous littéraires rue Cambon, le podcast « les Rencontres » met en lumière l’acte de naissance d’une écrivaine dans une série imaginée par CHANEL et Charlotte Casiraghi, ambassadrice et porte-parole de la Maison.(00:00) Introduction(00:53) Présentation de Joséphine Tassy et de « L’Indésir » par Lauren Bastide(02:24) À propos de sa vocation d’écrivaine(03:45) À propos de son style d’écriture : entre prose et poésie(05:42) À propos de son métier de chercheuse en économie du développement(07:42) Les auteurs et autrices qui l’ont inspirée (09:55) À propos du processus de publication de son roman(11:31) Lecture d’un extrait de « L’Indésir » par Joséphine Tassy(14:19) À propos du processus d’écriture de son roman(20:43) À propos du titre du roman(22:30) À propos de ses personnages principaux, et de leurs singularités(26:50) À propos de la réception du roman(28:13) À propos de sa newsletter, « Lézarde » (29:53) Le questionnaire de fin du podcast « Les Rencontres »Joséphine Tassy, L'Indésir, © L'Iconoclaste, 2023.© L'Iconoclaste.

Listen to author and critic Erica Wagner in conversation with Huma Qureshi, writer of “Playing Games”, her first novel published by Sceptre in 2023. In her novel, the author draws a nuanced portrait of sisterhood, family, love and loss through the arc of two main characters, Hana and Mira. Throughout the conversation, Erica Wagner and Huma Qureshi evoke Alice Munro, Ann Patchett or even Ann Taylor, feminine writers who deeply inspired her to write about quiet, but significant, everyday moments. They also discuss how the author returns to the subject of real life informing fiction in “Playing Games”, a recurrent theme in her writing.As part of the Rendez-vous littéraires rue Cambon [Literary Rendezvous at Rue Cambon], the podcast "les Rencontres" highlights the birth of a writer in a series imagined by CHANEL and House ambassador and spokesperson Charlotte Casiraghi.(00:00) Introduction(00:54) Presentation of Huma Qureshi by Erica Wagner(04:34) On the author’s vocation as a writer(06:50) The female writers that inspire her(08:10) Writing about quiet, but significant, everyday moments(09:47) On the writing and publication process(12:10) Reading an extract of “Playing Games” by Huma Qureshi(14:05) On the author’s approach to writing and her creative process(16:27) : On her main characters(18:37) The writer’s block(20:33) Her first reader(22:15) On real life informing fiction and the book’s reception(27:56) The ending questionnaire of “les Rencontres”Huma Qureshi, Playing Games, © Sceptre, 2023.© Huma Qureshi, Playing Games, 2023. Cover: © Charlotte Ager. “Playing Games by Huma Qureshi review – a poignant sisterhood story" par Sana Goyal, © Guardian News & Media Ltd, 2024.© The University of Warwick.© Sciences PO.Huma Qureshi, In Spite of Oceans: Migrant Voices, © The History Press, 2014.© Harper’s Bazaar.Huma Qureshi, The Jam Maker, © Harper's Bazaar, 2020.Huma Qureshi, How We Met: A Memoir of Love and Other Misadventures, © Elliott & Thompson, 2021.Huma Qureshi, Things We Do Not Tell the People We Love, © Sceptre, 2021.© Books Are My Bag Indie Book Awards.© The Jhalak Prize.© The Edge Hill Prize, Edge Hill University"In conversation with Huma Qureshi", © Sonder & Tell, 2021.© The Financial Times.

Listen to author and critic Erica Wagner in conversation with Selby Wynn Schwartz, writer of “After Sappho”, her first novel published by Galley Beggar Press in 2022. Together, they talk about her insatiable appetite for literature as a child and the way it led her to becoming a writer. They also evoke Lina Poletti, Sarah Bernhardt, Virginia Woolf or even Nathalie Barney, the women artists who inspired “After Sappho”, the book in which Selby Wynn Schwartz pays tribute to them.As part of the Rendez-vous littéraires rue Cambon [Literary Rendezvous at Rue Cambon], the podcast "les Rencontres" highlights the birth of a writer in a series imagined by CHANEL and House ambassador and spokesperson Charlotte Casiraghi.Selby Wynn Schwartz, After Sappho, © Selby Wynn Schwartz 2002, first published by Galley Beggar Press, 2022.Quote from the interview "The Galley Beggar Q&A: Selby Wynn Schwartz", © Galley Beggar Press, 2022.Quote from the article "After Sappho by Selby Wynn Schwartz review – in praise of visionary women" written by Lara Feigel, © Guardian News & Media Ltd 2023.© Booker Prize Foundation.© The Orwell Prize for Political Fiction 2023.© University of Edinburgh.Selby Wynn Schwartz, The Bodies of Others: Drag Dances and their Afterlives, © Selby Wynn Schwartz University of Michigan Press, 2019.© Lambda Literary. © American Society for Theatre Research.Selby Wynn Schwartz, A Life in Chameleons, © Selby Wynn Schwartz, 2023. © Reflex Press. © University of California, Berkeley. © Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo. The Great Art Of Light And Shadow: Archaeology of the Cinema by Laurent Mannoni, translated by Richard Crangle. Translation © University of Exeter Press, 2000. Anne Carson, Short Talks, © Brick Books, 2015.Sappho, If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho, Translated by Anne Carson, © Virago, 2003.© Galley Beggar Press.Sappho, If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho, Translated by Anne Carson, © Virago, 2003.Assia Djebar, Women of Algiers in their apartments, © Caraf Books, 1999.Assia Djebar, Femmes d’Alger dans leur appartement © Éditions des femmes, 1980.Igiaba Scego, The Color Line, Translated by John Cullen and Gregory Conti, first published in the English language by Other Press in 2022.Igiaba Scego, La linea del colore, first published in Italy in 2020 by Bompiani, © Igiaba Scego, 2020.Dionne Brand, The Blue Clerk: Ars Poetica in 59 Versos. © 2018 Dionne Brand. All rights reserved.Saidiya Hartman, Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments: Intimate Histories of Riotous Black Girls, Troublesome Women, and Queer Radicals, © WW Norton & Company, 2019.T. Denean Sharpley-Whiting, Bricktop's Paris: African American Women in Paris between the Two World Wars, © SUNY Press, 2015.Alessandra Cenni, Gli Occhi Eroici : Sibilla Aleramo, Eleonora Duse, Cordula Poletti : una storia d'amore nell'Italia della belle époque, © Mursia, 2011.Cordula « Lina » Poletti, Il Poema Della Guerra, © Nicola Zanichelli, 1918. All rights reserved.Virginia Woolf, Orlando, 1928.© LASTESIS© Non Una Di Meno. All rights reserved.

At the heart of the three-day exhibition Manchestermodern: past present future, curated by Factory International and CHAOS SixtyNine with the support of CHANEL, a special edition of the Rendez-vous littéraires rue Cambon [Literary Rendezvous at Rue Cambon] was held at the Victoria Baths in Manchester.In conversation with writer and critic Erica Wagner, author Jeanette Winterson, CHANEL ambassador and spokesperson Charlotte Casiraghi along with actress and CHANEL ambassador Kristen Stewart reveal what constitutes, according to them, the powers of literature. Together, they also talk about the books that are dear to them and the female literary figures who inspire them.© 2023 by Cities of Literature. All rights reserved.© 2023 Manchester Literature Festival. All rights reserved.© Jeanette Winterson. All rights reserved.Jeanette Winterson, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, ©  Grove Press, 1997.Jeanette Winterson, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, Vintage, 1997.Jeanette Winterson, The Passion, © Grove Press, 1997. Jeanette Winterson, The Passion, Vintage, 1997.Jeanette Winterson, Frankissstein: A Love Story, © Grove Press, 2019. Jeanette Winterson, Frankissstein: A Love Story, Vintage, 2019.Jeanette Winterson, 12 Bytes, © Grove Press, 2021. Jeanette Winterson, 12 Bytes, Vintage, 2021.Jeanette Winterson, Night Side of the River: Ghost Stories, ©  Grove Press, 2023.Jeanette Winterson, Night Side of the River: Ghost Stories, Vintage, 2023.©  UK Honours System.©  University of Oxford. All rights reserved.©  The University of Manchester.© Toronto International Film Festival. All rights reserved.Into the Wild, © Paramount, 2007. Courtesy of River Road Entertainment, LLC.PANIC ROOM © 2002 Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Courtesy of Columbia PicturesCatherine Hardwicke, Bill Condon, Chris Weitz, David Slade, Twilight, © Summit Entertainment, 2008-2012. All rights reserved.Pablo Larrain, Spencer, © Shoebox Films, 2021. A Fabula, Komplizen, Shoebox Films Production, 2021.© Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. All rights reserved.© Académie des Césars. All rights reserved.Olivier Assayas, Clouds of Sils Maria, © CG Cinéma, 2014.Kristen Stewart, The Chronology of Water, © Scott Free Productions. All rights reserved. Jeanette Winterson, Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?, Vintage, 2012.Jeanette Winterson, Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?, © Grove Press, 2012. Kate Zambreno, Heroines, © Semiotext(e), 2012.© Theatre Royal Stratford East.© ITN / Getty images.Shelagh Delaney, A Taste of Honey, © Grove Press, 1994. Virginia Woolf, A Room of One's Own, 1929.Virginia Woolf, Orlando, 1928.

Écoutez la journaliste Lauren Bastide en conversation avec Seynabou Sonko, autrice de « Djinns », son premier roman publié aux Éditions Grasset en 2023. Ensemble, elles évoquent les mythes et rituels sénégalais à l’origine de l’univers onirique développé dans son livre et leur influence sur son écriture. Elles reviennent sur son désir d’explorer, grâce à la littérature, la complexité de la nature humaine et sur la manière dont elle a élaboré un langage original, empreint d’oralité et de références socio-culturelles. En marge des Rendez-vous littéraires rue Cambon, le podcast « les Rencontres » met en lumière l’acte de naissance d’une écrivaine dans une série imaginée par CHANEL et Charlotte Casiraghi, ambassadrice et porte-parole de la Maison.Seynabou Sonko, Djinns, © Éditions Grasset & Fasquelle, 2023. Stephenie Meyer, Saga Twilight @Hachette Livre, 2005-2008. © J.K. Rowling, 1997-2007, Harry Potter. © Université Paris 8 ©2019 - Tous droits réservés.

Listen to author and critic Erica Wagner in conversation with Nikki May, writer of “Wahala”, her first novel published by HarperCollins in 2022. Through Ronke, Simi and Boo, the three mixed-race heroines of her book, the writer explores interracial relationships, what defines multicultural identity and captures women’s evolving roles in home and work. They also evoke Nikki May’s early vocation as a writer and the late realisation of her literary career.As part of the Rendez-vous littéraires rue Cambon [Literary Rendezvous at Rue Cambon], the podcast "les Rencontres" highlights the birth of a writer in a series imagined by CHANEL and House ambassador and spokesperson Charlotte Casiraghi.(00:00) Introduction(00:40) Presentation of Nikki May and her novel “Wahala” by Erica Wagner(03 : 23) On the author’s vocation as a writer(05:58) On dropping out of medical school(07:35) The writers that inspire her(09:25) On exploring her British and Nigerian identities(11:53) On the publication process of her novel(13:56) Reading an extract of “Wahala” by Nikki May(16:14) On following an online writing course(17:46) On the writing process of her novel(20:24) Her first reader(21:00) On writing unperfect life for her characters(22:54) The most challenging aspect of writing and the author’s advices on how to overcome it(24:59) On the reception of the book(28:43) The ending questionnaire of “les Rencontres”Nikki May, Wahala: A Novel, Transworld, 2022.Wahala: A Novel by Nikki May. Copyright © 2022 by Nikki May. Published by HarperCollins Publishers. All rights reserved.Nikki May, Overnight success 58 years in the making, 2023© BBC.© Comedy Women in Print New Voice Award in 2023.© Kirkus Reviews.Author Carole Bell, Publisher © National Public Radio. Liane Moriarty, Big Little Lies, Penguin, 2014.Emily St. John Mandel, Station Eleven, Knopf, 2014.Fred Vargas, The Three Evangelists, Vintage Books, 1995.© Booker Prize Foundation.Percival Everett, The Trees, © Graywolf Press, 2021.Paula Hawkins, The Girl on the Train, Riverhead Books, 2015.Emma Stonex, The Lamplighters, Penguin Books, 2021.Beaches by Iris Rainer Dart. Copyright © 1985 by Iris Rainer Dart. Published by HarperCollins Publishers.Jane Austen, Mansfield Park, 1814

Écoutez la journaliste Lauren Bastide en conversation avec Marie Vingtras, autrice de « Blizzard », son premier roman publié aux Éditions de l’Olivier en 2021. Ensemble, elles reviennent sur son goût pour la littérature étrangère et sur l’origine de son pseudonyme. Elles échangent également à propos du long processus d’écriture de ce livre et le nouvel éclairage que lui apportent ses lecteurs.En marge des Rendez-vous littéraires rue Cambon, le podcast « les Rencontres » met en lumière l’acte de naissance d’une écrivaine dans une série imaginée par CHANEL et Charlotte Casiraghi, ambassadrice et porte-parole de la Maison.Écoutez maintenant sur chanel.com(00:00) Introduction (00:32) Présentation de Marie Vingtras et de « Blizzard » par Lauren Bastide (01:52) Sa rencontre avec la lecture et l’écriture (04:26) Sur la place de l’écriture dans son métier d’avocate (06:09) La difficulté d’écrire en tant que femme (07:18 ) Sur le choix de prendre un pseudonyme (10:04) Le processus de publication de son roman (12:34) Lecture d’un extrait de « Blizzard » par Marie Vingtras (14:08) À propos du processus d’écriture de son roman (20:54) Sur le choix de placer l’intrigue de son roman en Alaska (22:33) Écrire sur la culpabilité (26:05) À propos de la réception du roman (31:23) Le questionnaire de fin du podcast « Les Rencontres » Blizzard, Marie Vingtras, © Éditions de l’Olivier, 2021, Points, 2023. © Le Prix des Libraires. © Apostrophes. Jean Giono, Le hussard sur le toit, © Gallimard, 1951. © Maison de la poésie. © La Grande Librairie.

As part of the Rendez-vous littéraires rue Cambon [Literary Rendezvous at Rue Cambon], the podcast "les Rencontres" highlights the birth of a writer in a series imagined by CHANEL and House ambassador and spokesperson Charlotte Casiraghi.Listen to author and critic Erica Wagner in conversation with Rachel Eliza Griffiths, writer of “Promise”, her first novel published by John Murray in 2023. Together, they talk about the singularity of her artistic path, influenced by different creative processes in which writing and visual art complement each other. They also reflect on the deep bond that connects her to her mother who is the main inspiration of her novel.(00:00) Introduction(00:42) Presentation of Rachel Eliza Griffiths and her novel “Promise” by Erica Wagner(03:21) On the author’s early vocation as an artist and a writer(04:43) The writers who inspire her(11:28) On choosing 1950’s Maine as the backdrop of her novel(15:06) Her novel as a love letter to her mother(19:45) On the publication process of her novel(21:49) Reading an extract of “Promise” by Rachel Eliza Griffiths(24:42) On the writing process of her novel(27:17) Her first reader(29:01) The most enjoyable and challenging aspects of writing(31:29) On the reception of the book(36:14) The ending questionnaire of “les Rencontres”Rachel Eliza Griffiths, Promise, © Rachel Eliza Griffiths, Random House, 2023.Rachel Eliza Griffiths, Promise © John Murray Press, 2023.Kirkus Reviews. © Publisher's Weekly.Seeing the Body by Rachel Eliza Griffiths © 2020 by Rachel Eliza Griffiths, published by W. W. Norton & Company, 2020.© Hurston/Wright Foundation.© Paterson Poetry Prize.© NAACP Image Awards.© Cave Canem Foundation Inc.© Kimbilio.© Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown.© Yaddo.© The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Used under license.© The New Yorker.© Tin House.© Sarah Lawrence College.Quote copyright © 2023 by Rachel Eliza Griffiths, from Cover reveal: See the cover for Rachel Eliza Griffiths’s Promise, published in LITHUB, February 23, 2023, used by permission of The Wylie Agency, LLC© LITHUB.

As part of the Rendez-vous littéraires rue Cambon [Literary Rendezvous at Rue Cambon], the podcast "les Rencontres" highlights the birth of a writer in a series imagined by CHANEL and House ambassador and spokesperson Charlotte Casiraghi.Listen to author and critic Erica Wagner in conversation with Cecile Pin, writer of “Wandering Souls”, her first novel published by 4th Estate in 2023. Together, they talk about her vocation as a writer and the story of her family, which inspired her book and whose fate is intertwined with that of refugees after the Vietnam War. They also evoke her writing process for this book that required important historical and personal research, as well as the origin of the title which comes from a Vietnamese legend.(00:00) Introduction(00:41) Presentation of Cecile Pin and her novel “Wandering Souls” by Erica Wagner(03:20) On the author’s vocation as a writer(05:07) On her previous job as an editor(06:48) The writers who inspire her(08:04) On the choice of having multiple narrators(09:21) On the publication process of her novel(12:40) Reading an extract of “Wandering Souls” by Cecile Pin(14:10) On the writing process of her novel(19:01) On writing about traumatic events(21:18) On the origin of the book’s title(23:28) The most challenging aspects of writing(24:34) On writing about Vietnamese boat people in a context of anti-Asian hate(26:36) On the reception of the book(29:12) The ending questionnaire of “les Rencontres”Copyright © Cecile Pin 2023, Wandering Souls, HarperCollins Publishers.© University College London.© King's College London. All rights reserved.Vintage of Penguin Random House.© Bad Form.Spread the Word's London Writers Awards.© Women’s Prize for fiction.Review Wandering Souls by Cecile Pin review – from Vietnam to London, Sharlene Teo © Guardian News & Media Ltd 2023© The New York Times Company. All rights reserved. Used under license.© RCW agency.© 4th Estate, Harper Collins.© UK News. All rights reserved.“TOUS LES GARCONS ET LES FILLES” (FRANCOISE MADELEINE HARDY, ROGER GUSTAVE SAMYN) © EDITIONS MUSICALES ALPHA - Avec l’autorisation d’Universal Music Publishing Film & TVCarmen Maria Machado, In the Dream House, © Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2019. All rights reserved.Han Kang, Human Acts, Translated by Deborah Smith, Penguin, 2014.© National Archives.RuPaul's Drag Race, © World of Wonder Productions, 2009. All rights reserved.© East Side Voices.