Carl Aderhold is a historian by training and draws on historical truth to build his novel The Theater of Nights , published last January by Stock editions (Arpège collection). "During the First World War, actors went to the front to entertain the Poilus, and cheer them up," says Nicolas Carreau. The army agreed, but there were some conditions for their arrival. "First of all, it was not necessary that these actors were too young so that the Poilus did not wonder why the actors were not mobilized. And then, it was not necessary that the actors were in too close contact with the soldiers for obvious reasons "
A love story between an actress and a soldier
But the rules will obviously be flouted, and a love story will be born between an actress and a soldier. "The actress is called Blanche Baulieu. She is in Paris at the beginning of the story, trying to make a career, but it's very complicated. One day, she is asked to go to the Vosges with Sarah Bernhardt, a magnificent character, as romantic as it was in real life "explains Nicolas Carreau. "The night theater" is a pure novel, but against a background of historical truth. "We really have the impression of visiting this period of history, it's very well done". It is also a novel on women, and "on the power of women who emancipate themselves from men" he concludes.
EVENT
Europe 1 is proud to launch its literary prize, in partnership with GMF, which will distinguish stories of collective commitment. The jury, made up of personalities but also of Europe 1 listeners, presented the Europe 1 - GMF Literary Prize to the winner, Carl Aderhold, during a live ceremony, Wednesday June 24. Nicolas Carreau, literary specialist from Europe 1, who can be found every Sunday from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. in "The voice is book", is the sponsor of the 1st edition of the Europe1-GMF Literary Prize. This award was born from a meeting between GMF and Europe 1 around common values and the desire to highlight those who work to make society more human, and those who made it their vocation.