The writer Maryse Wolinski publishes "Wolinski - The happiness of laughing", a book which collects some of the drawings of her husband, Georges Wolinski, who died in the attacks of January 2015. She explains at the microphone of Anne Roumanoff the central place that 'occupied drawing and humor in their relationship.

INTERVIEW

In her new book "Wolinski - The happiness of laughing", Maryse Wolinski compiles several decades of drawings by her husband, the cartoonist Georges Wolinski, who worked at

Charlie Hebdo

 before being assassinated during the attacks of 2015. She tells in 

It's been good,

on Europe 1, how drawing and humor became the glue of this couple of lovers, formed in the offices of the 

Journal du Dimanche

in 1966

.

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"Georges taught me freedom and lightness"

Maryse Wolinski explains that her husband still lives through his drawings, which still make her laugh today.

"It's important for me to continue laughing with him, he's the one who taught me to laugh", she explains about the one who, all his life, left her on the mirror in the room bathroom and everywhere at home, drawings and little words of love. 

The writer did not really discover humor until 23 years old, thanks to Georges Wolinksi.

Because his background was not the most laughing.

"I was from a very Catholic, very strict family, and I didn't really know what humor was. Besides, that worried me a bit," she recalls.

"And then Georges taught me freedom, lightness, laughter, humor. It was great."

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Maryse, the woman of all her drawings

The two lovers meet in the offices of the 

Journal du Dimanche, 

and it is "almost" love at first sight, as Maryse Wolinski explains.

"Georges arrived in the newsroom, with his two little daughters by the way," she recalls, her future husband being already widowed.

"I don't know if it's the art board or something, but I zoomed in on him. There was something sticking out of him, and so I got interested."

Maryse Wolinski modestly recognizes that she will later inspire the many drawings of women that her husband will make.

"He drew and he liked it. He liked women, and he chose me", she sums up with a certain tenderness.

She hopes that the trial of the January 2015 attacks that is being held will enable her to turn this difficult page of her life, although she is not convinced of it.

The writer would like to be able to "resume fiction", a passion that still drives her today.