Three years have passed since the disappearance of Jean d'Ormesson in December 2017. Who will succeed him?
Who will have the chance to praise him who had literature as his country and religion?
Since November 26, the date on which the successor to the author of
Au Plaisir de Dieu
was to be elected,
but which was postponed due to the health crisis, the Académie Française has not said a word.
"It is pleasant to see that the French Academy always inspires dreams and arouses vocations"
Dominique Bona, academician
It is an understatement to say that chair number 12, among the other seven vacant, attracts envy.
In academician memory, we have rarely seen such a long list of contenders.
“There are a lot of candidates,”
notes Dominique Bona.
It is nice to see that the Académie française still inspires dreams and inspires vocations. ”
The popularity of Jean d'Ormesson is surely one of the reasons for this profusion.
Among the ten postulants, two nevertheless occupy a notable place in French literature.
So Chantal Thomas.
Former student of Roland Barthes, historian and specialist
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