Marie Darrieussecq – Making a Woman

{"title":"Marie Darrieussecq – Making a Woman","description":"\u003Cem\u003EInterview conducted by Pascal Schouwey, independent journalist.\u00a0 In partnership with the Histoire et Cit\u00e9 Festival.\u003C\/em\u003E\r\n\r\nMarie Darrieussecq describes herself as \u0022atheist, feminist, and European.\u0022 She gained worldwide recognition at 27 with \u003Cem\u003ETruismes\u003C\/em\u003E (1996), a sensual fable about a woman transforming into a pig, which sold over a million copies and was translated into around 40 languages. A graduate of the \u00c9cole Normale Sup\u00e9rieure, Darrieussecq has been a psychoanalyst, columnist, and author of books for children and art publications.\r\n\r\nKnown for her works such as \u003Cem\u003ENotre vie dans les for\u00eats\u003C\/em\u003E (2007) and \u003Cem\u003EPas dormir\u003C\/em\u003E (2021), she has remained loyal to the publishing house P.O.L. Her novel \u003Cem\u003EIl faut beaucoup aimer les hommes\u003C\/em\u003E (2013) won both the Prix M\u00e9dicis and the Prix des prix. Her twentieth novel, \u003Cem\u003EFabriquer une femme\u003C\/em\u003E (2024), explores the divergent paths of two childhood friends as they navigate adulthood through the 1980s and '90s, a period marked by the AIDS epidemic, political struggles, technological revolutions, and societal pressures.\r\n\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EIn French.\u003C\/strong\u003E","start_date":"2025-04-03","end_date":"2025-04-03","date":"Thursday 3 April, 12:30","timings":[{"timing_start_date":"20250403T103000Z","timing_end_date":"20250403T120000Z"}]}