In Carcassonne, a weekend for “book fanatics” with Anne Roche, at the Center International de Séjour Lamourelle

A weekend dedicated to meetings and books in Carcassonne will take place on May 30 and 31, at the Lamourelle International Stay Center (CIS) where the “book fanatics” and other curious people to discover the writings, during literary meetings, of Anne Roche.

On Saturday, May 30, during the morning, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., participants will be welcomed by Katy Barasc, philosopher, essayist and poet, and René Piniès, director of the Joë Bousquet et son temps center. They will be able to attend a presentation on the Walter-Benjamin prize by Dominique Delpirou as well as the presentation of the work, “Eclats Multiples”, by Anne Roche by Christian Tarting. The morning will continue with a dialogue between Anne Roche and Valérie Nigdélian and will end with a first reading of Anne Roche’s texts, by Dominique Delpirou. Editors of chemins de ronde will present Anne Roche as well as an interview which “gives the tone of life”.

During the afternoon, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., several interventions will take place, with also a performance by the artist Hélène Peytavi. To close this weekend, on Sunday May 31, an event will take place designed with the team of the Friends of Cinoch’ association, from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. A screening of a silent film, “Berlin, symphony of a great city” (1927), with its presentation.

“This type of meeting is not just reserved for connoisseurs, it highlights curiosity, an important element, and reflection.” explains René Piniès, “At the heart of our meetings there are book fanatics. The book has an important place.”

This weekend around Anne Roche is organized by the Joë Bousquet et son temps center, and is in partnership with the CIS Lamourelle, the Walter-Benjamin Prize as well as the chemins de rond editions. “We are very happy to be able to welcome the Joë Bousquet” centerindicates Victor Damoisau, director of culture, accommodation for the Pupilles de l’Enseignement Public de l’Aude association, manager of the CIS.

The paths of Anne Roche

Anne Roche is an essayist, writer and professor, living in Marseille. In 2018, she won the Walter Benjamin Prize for “Exercises on shadow tracing”. “Anne Roche has a passion, an abundance of her practices. She goes into philosophy, theater, history as well as writing workshops. She is someone where research plays a very important role, but not just academically”, expresses René Piniès.

René Piniès story, “Anne Roche has a link with Carcassonne, in particular this house. She called it the house that would resist the bombs, she was afraid that the Maison Lamourelle would be bombed during the war, because it was a place where she went as a child.”