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Jacques Henric's Summer Reading Roundup: Best and Worst of 2003

opinion-review · 2026-04-23

In a summer 2003 review, Jacques Henric surveys recent publications, identifying Dominique de Villepin's "Éloge des voleurs de feu" as the worst and Hélène Duffau's "Trauma" as the best, both published by Gallimard. He also discusses Gabrielle Wittkop's "La Marchande d'enfants" and reviews several recent journal issues.

Key facts

  • Jacques Henric reviews summer 2003 publications.
  • Dominique de Villepin's 'Éloge des voleurs de feu' is deemed the worst.
  • Hélène Duffau's 'Trauma' is deemed the best.
  • Both books were published by Gallimard.
  • Henric also discusses Gabrielle Wittkop's 'La Marchande d'enfants'.
  • He surveys several recent journal issues.
  • The review appeared in artpress in September 2003.
  • A PDF of the article is available for download.

Entities

Artists

  • Jacques Henric
  • Dominique de Villepin
  • Hélène Duffau
  • Gabrielle Wittkop

Institutions

  • Gallimard
  • artpress

Sources