A day 100 from Paris 2024, hundreds of people took part in the test dictated by the writers Agnès Martin-Lugand, David Foenkinos and Marc Lévy. Participants of all ages gathered near the ephemeral Grand Palais, where the Paris Book Festival is taking place until Sunday.
“It’s crazy, when it started, I felt as stressed as if I was back at school,” laughs Esteban Hecquet, an engineer by training, who came “to gauge myself, to have a little challenge ". “But also for the love of French,’ adds her friend Océane Anduze, a chemistry researcher, “and for theLove of writing and reading.’ “We don’t cheat! », exclaims the implacable host of the event, Rachid Santaki, nicknamed “Monsieur dictée” The French will be able to watch the retransmission of the Grande dictée des Jeux on Wednesday at 9:00 p.m.