Shirley and Villette by Charlotte Bronte Translated from English by Dominique Jean, La Pléiade, 1,350 p., €65 Can we still imagine today the phenomenal success that Jane Eyre, published in 1847 by Charlotte Brontë? With this novel of passion and reason, the young woman, then hidden under the “asexual” pseudonym of Currer Bell, finally began … Read more
November is the month of the year that brings me into the night. Every morning, I get up well before sunrise and every evening, I go to bed well after sunset: impossible to escape the darkness outside! Disoriented by these days which are getting shorter and shorter, I patiently await the arrival of Advent which … Read more
Paris here : Moved to be ordained honorary citizen of the Alsatian town of Turckheim? Charlotte of Turckheim : I am extremely touched. It is a strong symbol for me, the testimony of a friendship that has lasted for 25 years. Because despite my Alsatian origins, I have no ancestors in Turckheim. People think it’s … Read more
This are the fruits of autumn, of the four seasons of the year, which I prefer. All these quinces, apples, pears, walnuts, hazelnuts, figs, plums, white grapes and black grapes are sons and daughters of spring flowers, and they gorged themselves with light all summer long. They have ripened in the warm rays of the … Read more
It all started with this question addressed to Jesus by two disciples of John: ” Where do you live ? » A key question that was answered by a call to follow him: “Come and see. » A surprising answer, knowing that Jesus would confide later in his public life that he did not “where … Read more
About twenty years ago, I fell in contemplation in front of a stone face of the temple of Angkor. His two eyes were closed on an inner illumination, and his lips beamed with a smile of joy. And now a thought hatched from my depths, and I heard resounding in me: “You are a child … Read more