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Chantal Thomas received at the French Academy

2022-06-16T18:17:17.663Z


The novelist and essayist was received by Dany Laferrière and, as usual, paid tribute to her predecessor, Jean d'Ormesson.


Yesterday afternoon, in a burning Paris, a large assembly crowded under the dome to see Chantal Thomas, historian novelist, specialist in the 18th century, and tenth woman to become an academician since Marguerite Yourcenar, in a green coat.

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Were present among the academicians: Erik Orsenna, Xavier Darcos, Marc Lambron, François Sureau, Pierre Nora, Daniel Rondeau, Florence Delay, Dominique Bona, Jean-Marie Rouart, Patrick Grainville.

The d'Ormesson family was represented by Françoise d'Ormesson, her daughter Héloïse and her granddaughter Marie-Sarah, as well as Malcy Ozannat, editor of Jean d'Ormesson.

The assembly was particularly literary, made up of publishers, authors and booksellers: Bernard Comment, Hugues Jallon, Vincent Montagne, Denis Mollat, Teresa Cremisi, Alice Déon, Isabelle Gallimard, Manuel Carcassonne, Karina Hocine, Vera Michalski, Patrick Deville, Mona Ozouf.

In the audience, too, General Puga, Grand Chancellor of the Legion of Honor, and Bishop Rougé...

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Source: lefigaro

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