Jean-Luc Hennig's 'Voyou' and Marguerite Duras's 'La Passion suspendue' Reviewed

A review in art press discusses two recent publications: Jean-Luc Hennig's 'Voyou' (L'Infini/Gallimard) and 'Un amour ottoman' (Le Cherche-Midi), and Marguerite Duras's 'La Passion suspendue' (Seuil). The text reflects on the post-May 1968 era, the founding of Libération in 1973, and the early exchanges between Libération and art press. Hennig, a former teacher and journalist at Libération, is portrayed as a 'voyou' (rogue) who practiced a subjective, transgressive form of journalism, mixing plagiarism, provocation, and a disregard for factual truth. His opposition to gay marriage is noted, as he views homosexuality as an 'experience of evil.' The review also covers Duras's 1987 interview with Leopoldina Pallotta della Torre, where she expresses admiration for Madame de La Fayette's 'La Princesse de Clèves' and makes controversial statements about homosexuality, calling it 'death.' The reviewer draws parallels between Hennig and Duras on themes of passion, sexuality, and the rejection of militant identity politics.