Known for his love of the history of France, the actor and writer Lorànt Deutsch combines his passion for the stage and writing by launching a show from his book, "Romanesque". Invited in Anne Roumanoff's show, he unveiled some excerpts from his show and his book, which he now publishes in his illustrated version, published by Michel Lafon.

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After the success of his book Romanesque , the comedian and writer passionate history, Lorànt Deutsch, publishes an illustrated version of his latest book that explores the origins of the French language. In parallel, he presents a play on the same theme where he is alone on stage, for the first time in his career. At the microphone of Anne Roumanoff, he says more about this global project between show and literature.

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In his show, Lorant Deutsch travels through the ages. "I had fun dressing myself over the ages: Renaissance, Middle Ages, Antiquity, contemporary ...", says the actor, whose play will be played from October 14 at the Paris theater.

A project based on a play on words

In red thread of this show: the romantic. "We are all children, not of Asterix but of Julius Caesar", launches the comedian. "Romanesque is a play on the fact that we are the heirs of Antiquity, the children of Latin The notion of French language is born with Julius Caesar."

Lorànt Deutsch reveals in these two works anecdotes about words we use in everyday life. He recalls in particular the construction, over time, of the word "budget". "It comes from the word 'bougette'." In the Middle Ages, it was a sort of chaplain who was lugged with himself to carry his money, it was the ancestor of the wallet, "he describes. "It's a Gallic word, 'the bulga', which then gave the 'bugger' and finally the 'budget'."

Romantic or romantic?

Like his series of creations, Lorànt Deutsch describes himself as a novelist. "I am against Paris, but I am romantic when I go to the countryside," he says. "The romances are in the breath, in the epic and in the envy.They are turned towards the future." He opposes the romantic to the romantic, which is "turned to the past": "The romantic, you can leave it near a ravine, two hours later, it is still there.The romantic, it spans the ravine . "

The show and Lorànt Deutsch's book are a subtle tribute to our language, which is transformed over the years. A vision of France that seems to have seduced the public of the actor since his book, in its version not shown, has been sold more than 100,000 copies. "It's the equivalent of Ligue 1 for the authors," commented Lorànt Deutsch, a football lover.