In this period of coronavirus epidemic, many are looking for a point of comparison with past events. The actor and writer, Lorànt Deutsch, known as a history enthusiast, expressed on Thursday on Europe 1, his reluctance to approach the current period in its historical dimension ...

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The actor, writer and history buff, Lorànt Deutsch lives confinement in a house in the woods, but that does not prevent him, like many French, from finding the long time. Guest of the program "l'Equipée sauvage" on Europe 1, Thursday, he expressed his difficulty in tackling the coronavirus epidemic in its historical aspect: "This historical material allows me to escape while this coronavirus traps me, "he laments.

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"This is boring!" Lorànt Deutsch's exasperation is palpable. While some seek to find an event comparable to the epidemic of coronavirus by delving into the History of France, the actor testifies as for him of his deep weariness: "I like History when it is entertaining, amusing, when we can all benefit from it. There, that does not amuse me at all. "

"No desire to make connections with History"

"I don't even want to compare with historical events, which fascinate me when I read them through Dumas, Balzac, Victor Hugo", he affirms, adding: "The Plague of Marseille in 1720 is fascinating when it is far from us [...] I don't even want to make connections with History. "

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Until they can finally end this "internal exile", Lorànt Deutsch will share with viewers the secrets of Haussmannian Paris, Thursday evening. The program "Let yourself be guided" which he hosts alongside Stéphane Bern is broadcast on France 2.