Alexis Jenni and Hisham Matar on Rewriting History

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Alexis Jenni and Hisham Matar on Rewriting History

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Jenni’s novel, The French Art of War spans essential decades of recent French history, from the aftermath of the Second World War in the 1950s, to the decolonisation and Algerian war of the 1970s. Meanwhile in The Return, Matar tells his illuminating journey to find his father, kidnapped and handed over to the Libyan regime in 1990, and retraces his steps to rediscover his country after years of exile. Both authors are joined by their translators, French writer Agnès Desarthe and Frank Wynne, for a discussion on writing, generations, history and violence.

Language: anglais

Publication date: 2017

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