Continue on your path, follow your dreams with enthusiasm, take care of your health, and may your days be filled with literature and freedom.

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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.

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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.

Free admission.

Here are the GPS coordinates to get there:

Latitude: 42.636787

Longitude: 2.7583

Program complete.

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Here are some photos before my installation:

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.

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Recently, I read “In the factory of green thriller: ecopoetics and rurality

(Belphégor 2023) which collects several articles on the theme of crime fiction

Green.

It is not a novel, it is more of a study on the theme of the environment and the

detective novel.

If I’m talking to you about it today it’s because rurality is a concept which is still

associated with a certain form of cliché.

Not all the time fortunately.

Personally, I think this doesn’t make sense.

Reading this book gave me some thoughts that I share.

today with you in the hope that they will accompany you in your path.

In the green thriller, several subjects are addressed, notably the concept of

guilty space that I mentioned previously.

Several texts analyze how environmental issues fit into the narrative of a

detective novel and what are the specificities rural setting in a thriller.

A large place is given to American literature through the notion of

nature writing. However, a portrait of Western literature and particular aspect

of the Ukrainian detective novel is drawn up which is very interesting.

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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.

Thank you to the film libray Jean Vigo.

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