Virginie Girod SEASON 2022 - 202305h01, March 30, 2023

Listen to the story about Alexandra David-Néel, told by Virginie Girod in a two-part episode. Alexandra David-Néel, her name is inseparable from the exploration of Tibet. This Frenchwoman, woman of letters became in 1924, the first Western to tread the lands of Tibet and its capital Lhasa. Alexandra David-Néel devoted much of her life to the study of Buddhist and Hindu philosophies. In 1888, at the age of 20, she began a career as an opera singer. An unexpected opportunity to say the least since the young woman embarks on lyricism to earn a living. Explorer, feminist, singer, woman of letters and writer, Alexandra David-Néel spent her youth dreaming of freedom and independence. Find Virginie Girod in Madame Figaro on newsstands on March 31 with an unpublished portrait https://madame.lefigaro.fr "Au Cœur de l'Histoire" is a Europe 1 Studio podcast

Topics covered: Tibet – Exploration – Asia – Buddhism – Forbidden City – Orientalism - Freedom - Politics – Feminism – China – Singer

Bibliography and documentation:

Laure-Dominique Agniel, Alexandra David-Néel, explorer and feminist, Tallandier, Texto, 2021.

Fred Campoy and Mathieu Blanchot, Une vie avec Alexandra David-Néel, Grand Angle, 3 volumes.

Virginie Girod, Les ambitions, 40 femmes qui ont marque l'histoire par leur volonté d'exister, M6 éditions.

Antoine de Maximy, Alexandra David-Néel, from Sikkim to Tibet Forbidden, MK2 Doc.

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Writing and presentation: Virginie Girod

- Producer: Adèle Humbert

- Artistic direction: Adèle Humbert and Julien Tharaud

- Director: Clément Ibrahim

- Original music: Julien Tharaud

- Additional music: Julien Tharaud and Sébastien Guidis

- Communication: Kelly Decroix

- Distribution and writing: Romain Vintillas

- Visual: Sidonie Mangin

Alexandra David-Néel is a young woman in love with freedom and independence. She does not wait until adulthood to flee her country and leave her home. The young Frenchwoman goes to visit the Belgian coast and England on foot, and sometimes on a bike. Alexandra David-Néel was enriched by her travels: she met intellectuals, began to take an interest in politics and especially socialism. She wants to discover the world around her. She is passionate about feminism but it is the study of a civilization that fascinates her: orientalism. "Au Cœur de l'Histoire" is a Europe 1 Studio podcast.