Bibliotopia 2024 | Interview with Pierric Bailly and Manuel Vilas (in Spanish)

"Desire and Disorder"
Moderated by Salomé Kiner

Pierric Bailly is a French writer from the Jura. After studying cinema in Montpellier and working in various jobs, he published his first novel, "Le polichinelle", with P.O.L in 2008. This was followed by "L’homme des bois" (2017), "Les enfants des autres" (2020) and "Le roman de Jim" (2021), soon to be adapted for screen. "La foudre" (2023) explores the stormy passions of a modern shepherd, in love with the wife of his charismatic and much admired school friend who has been imprisoned for murder. A love triangle re imagined in a subtle game of twists and secrets.

Manuel Vilas is a renowned Spanish poet, essayist, and writer. His novels are published in French by Éditions du sous-sol include "Alegría" (2021), "Les baisers" (2022), both translated by Isabelle Gugnon and "Ordesa", also in English, (Canongate, 2021, tr. Andrea Rosenberg, Prix Femina étranger). "Irene" (2024), winner of the prestigious 2023 Nadal Prize for the best Spanish novel, paints a portrait of an unconventional and mysterious widow in pursuit of the ghost of her great love. Her Mediterranean road trip is as much an ode to the power of pleasure as it is to absolute passion and unending mourning.

Fondation Jan Michalski, Saturday 23 March 2024