Ismaël Jude Publishes Eco-Poetic Novel and Literary Atlas of France

Author Ismaël Jude has two new releases: the novel 'Une vie de Jasmin' (Verticales) and the atlas 'En France: sur les pas de personnages de romans' (Autrement). The atlas offers literary tourism across some forty destinations, mapping locations tied to characters from Balzac, Flaubert, Pagnol, and others. Jude notes that regions like Normandy and Provence are overrepresented, while the Basque Country and Béarn are underrepresented. The novel tells the story of Jasmin, a young woman whose body sprouts flowers and herbs, who practices 'dermaculture' and uses glyphosate. Written between La Ciotat and Grasse, the novel explores humanity's connection to the vegetal world. A related event on May 6, 2026, at the Institut français de Mauritanie in Nouakchott features jazz singer Leïla Olivesi performing 'African Rhapsody', inspired by Négritude poets, alongside writers Mbarek Ould Beyrouk and Salihina Moussa Konaté.