Philippe Forest's Collected Interviews Published by artpress
artpress has released a volume of interviews with French writer Philippe Forest, collected in the series 'Les grands entretiens d'artpress.' The book features conversations with Jacques Henric and Anne-Gaëlle Saliot, with a preface by Tiphaine Samoyault. Forest's literary work, spanning novels and essays, emerges from the traumatic experience of his daughter's illness and death, which he describes as an 'impossible' real. His first novel, 'L'Enfant éternel,' and his latest, 'Crue,' exemplify this. Forest rejects nihilism, asserting life's power in the face of mortality. The volume includes his definition of the novel as any text responding to the call of the real.
Key facts
- Philippe Forest is the subject of a new interview collection in the 'Les grands entretiens d'artpress' series.
- The book includes interviews by Jacques Henric and Anne-Gaëlle Saliot.
- Tiphaine Samoyault wrote the preface.
- Forest's work is shaped by the death of his daughter.
- His first novel is 'L'Enfant éternel'; his latest is 'Crue'.
- Forest defines the novel as any text responding to the call of the real.
- The volume is published by artpress.
- Forest's writing addresses the 'disaster of existence' without nihilism.
Entities
Artists
- Philippe Forest
- Jacques Henric
- Anne-Gaëlle Saliot
- Tiphaine Samoyault
- Georges Bataille
Institutions
- artpress
Sources
- artpress —