Diversity of voices, diversity of languages : one week of events and readings in Lyon and in the Rhône-Alpes region.
Érik Orsenna
Erik Orsenna © Bernard Matussière, 2010
ECONOMIST / WRITER / MEMBER OF THE ACADÉMIE FRANÇAISE
France
After studying philosophy, political science, and economy, Érik Orsenna became a professor and researcher. Member of the Académie française and the Haut Conseil de la Francophonie, he has also been a presidential advisor. L’Exposition Coloniale (Seuil, 1988) received the Prix Goncourt. His most recent novel, Mali, ô Mali, offers the reader a one-way trip to Mali with Madame Bâ Marguerite. Through the voice of a genuine African Joan of Arc, he tells a caustic, uncompromising tale of Mali today, showing what life is like in this country prey to jihadists and corruption.
