Cécile Coulon, earth writer

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French writer Cécile Coulon, November 2, 2015. AFP / THIERRY ZOCCOLAN

By: Catherine Fruchon-Toussaint

She is not yet 30 years old, but she has already published six novels, including "Three Seasons of a Storm" (editions Viviane Hamy, Prix des Libraires in 2017), two essays, short stories, a collection of poems and a story for youth.

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Cécile Coulon, promising voice of French literature, confirms book after book her talent as a writer, as evidenced by her new fiction published under the title "A Beast in Paradise", published by L'Iconoclaste. A sensual, earthly novel, a tribute to the rural world, recently awarded the World literary prize.

At the time of the festival entitled "The Book on the Place" in Nancy in which she takes part in the company of all the authors of the return to school, Cécile Coulon is our guest in the literary magazine on RFI.

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Cover of Cécile Coulon's new novel © L'Iconoclaste

Emilienne's life is Paradise. This isolated farm, at the end of a winding path. It was there that she raised alone, with her only resources, her courage and her land, her two grandchildren, Blanche and Gabriel. The seasons follow, they grow. Until adolescence arrives and, with it, Blanche's first love, the one that devastates everything in its path. His name is Alexandre. Their couple is forged. But Blanche's passion for Paradise dominates her entirely, when Alexandre, devoured by his ambition, wants to go to town, succeed. Then their worlds are torn apart. And comes revenge. " (Presentation of the editor)

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