The performance that took place on November 19 at the Lion’s Club was an unforgettable moment. It was a friendly and enriching conversation around the literary work of one of my novels Fantastic L.A. This event took place as part of a charity event.
The session began with a concrete sharing of the creative process. Then it continued with a time of exchange, questions / answers with the participants in a warm atmosphere, it continued with a discussion. I thank all the participants. The event met an incredible success.
During Catalan days, both Catalan identity and its history are celebrated. Far from the clichés too often conveyed, it covers different cultural aspects. As an author, I never felt trapped in the past in these places, quite the contrary. In each of my writings, I seek to connect to a city or another country and almost like magic it succeeds each time.
For Fantastic L.A, I started by reading an article related to a historical fact in local history. A point I developp in my masterclass. Then, perhaps because I write fiction and fantasy, I said to myself…what is the most improbable thing you could do? to this question my inner voice answered me: look for a distant town that might seem the opposite of Thuir. So I chose Los Angeles. That’s when I discovered that there are always more things that bring us together than we initially believe. Palm trees, Hollywood cinema and all other artists around the world.
I will be present on July 19, 2024 from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Catalan days which will take place in Thuir at the Villa Palauda.
You will be able to discover my books and ask questions.
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Here are some photos before my installation:
The authors sit down at their table and get to know each otherParticipants put away their books and concentrateFinal preparationsIn this photo I pose with two members of radio arrels, el periscopa (thanks to the person who accepted to take this photo and which is on the next one)Radio members present at Visca dayOne of the corners of the park
Thank you to the organizers, the circle of authors of 66 and the public.
It was a beautiful sunny day where we were surrounded by a natural area.
Currently I am working on several projects and actively preparing a professional book fair. In my journey, this led me to think about different subjects. In the field of science fiction, the literary form that we call dystopia is for many of us the opposite of utopia. And yet, utopia and dystopia have a form of complementarity. The themes they address are often very similar. For my part, I think that utopia and dystopia are interesting to explore. The two points that worry me on this subject are the dogmatism of the single thought that certain utopias would tend to present through the stories as well as the pessimism of the situations related in some of the dystopias
The classics of Hollywood cinema influenced the writing of my fiction Duel à Albi.
In the story, I refer to several films such as:
– Morocco
– The Devil’s Garden
– Friendly persuasion
The script of some films is inspired by literature.
– For Whom the Bell Tolls based on Ernest Hemingway’s novel
– Peter Ibbetson based on the novel by George Dumaurier
I chose evocative titles in line with the sassy tone of the dialogue. They thus participate in creating the fantastic dimension in which I wanted to immerse my short story and the public.
For the documentation part, I made an appointment at a film library to read some extracts from books which gave me some information.
