Jérôme Garcin, president of the 42nd edition of the Book Fair
Jérôme Garcin, writer and well-known host of the radio programme Le masque et la plume, will be chairing the 42nd edition of the Brive Book Fair from 8 to 10 November 2024.
Biography of Jérôme Garcin, President of the 2024 Book Fair
Journalist and writer Jérôme Garcin hosted Le masque et la plume, France Inter's cult programme, for 35 years (1989-2024). He also edited the cultural pages of the magazines l'Express and le Nouvel Obs.
In addition to his journalistic activities, Jérôme Garcin is the author of a number of award-winning books, including Pour Jean Prévost (Gallimard, 1994, Prix Médicis Essai), La Chute de cheval (Gallimard, 1998, Prix Roger Nimier) and Le Dernier Hiver du Cid (Gallimard, 2019, Prix des Deux Magots).
More recently, Jérôme Garcin was awarded the Prince Pierre de Monaco Prize in 2008 and the Grand Prix de littérature Henri-Gal de l'Institut de France in 2013 for his body of work.
Jérôme Garcin's guests at the Brive Book Fair
Jérôme Garcin is inviting a dozen guests to take part in his programme, which he has designed to be highly literary, but also heavily influenced by literary criticism.
In addition to a major interview in which he will look back on his career as a writer and journalist, Jérôme Garcin has scheduled a number of meetings.
Meetings scheduled by Jérôme Garcin
- An hour with Kamel Daoud (Houris, Gallimard), hosted by Olivia Gesbert (NRF)
- Interview with Jérôme Garcin (Des mots et des actes, Gallimard), Hervé Le Tellier (Le nom sur le mur, Gallimard) and François David, hosted by Olivia Gesbert
- Interview with Frédéric Beigbeder, Sophie Avon, Olivia de Lamberterie and Éric Neuhoff
- Conversations with Rachida Brakni (Kaddour, Stock) and Marthe Keller (Les scènes de ma vie, Presses de la Cité)
- Jacaranda, a musical reading by Gaël Faye (Grasset) and Samuel Kamanzi (guitar)
- Des visages et des mains, an exhibition by photographer Hannah Assouline, with texts by Jérôme Garcin.
Special guests for young people and comics
The President's special guests are Rebecca Dautremer and Emmanuel Lepage (comics).
A word from Frédéric Soulier, Mayor of Brive-la-Gaillarde
"I have no doubt that his presidency will follow in the footsteps of Edmonde Charles-Roux, Eric Fottorino, Jean d'Ormesson, François Busnel, Hélène Carrère d'Encausse, Florence Aubenas and the recently deceased Bernard Pivot - writers whose enthusiasm and generosity have contributed to the public success and national renown of our Book Fair ".
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