Ce que j'appelle oubli explained
Ce que j'appelle oubli (What I call oblivion) is a 2011 novel by Laurent Mauvignier.[1]
Plot summary
The book is constituted of only one huge sentence telling the story of a young man killed by watchmen in a supermarket because he drank one can of beer without paying for it. It is based on a real story which happened in Lyon in December 2009.[2] [3]
It is told as a monologue by a narrator whose identity is not explained but who tell the reader that he knew the dead man and his brother.[4]
Theatrical adaptations
The book was adapted several times on theater, one of them in 2012 by Denis Podalydès for the Comédie-Française.[5] An online representation with the same actor was performed in March 2021 during the closing of the theater due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in the online program named Théâtre à la table.[6]
It has also been adapted for contemporary dance by Angelin Preljocaj in 2013.[7]
References
- News: Ce que j'appelle oubli: perdre un instant le contact avec la réalité . 2011-05-20. La Presse. 2021-05-09 . Ballivy . Violaine .
- Web site: Lyon - Procès des quatre vigiles : le procureur requiert 6 à 8 ans de prison. 2015-11-25. France 3 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. https://web.archive.org/web/20210509193550/https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/auvergne-rhone-alpes/rhone/lyon/lyon-proces-quatre-vigiles-procureur-requiert-6-8-ans-prison-862765.html. 2021-05-09. 2021-05-09.
- Web site: Procès des Vigiles: le verdict est tombé. 2015-11-26. France 3 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. https://web.archive.org/web/20210509193233/https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/auvergne-rhone-alpes/rhone/lyon/proces-vigiles-verdict-est-tombe-863871.html. 2021-05-09. 2021-05-09.
- Web site: La tragédie quotidienne sous la plume de Laurent Mauvignier . 2011-03-21. L'Express. https://web.archive.org/web/20210509184747/https://www.lexpress.fr/culture/livre/la-tragedie-quotidienne-sous-la-plume-de-laurent-mauvignier_969432.html. 2021-05-09. 2021-05-09.
- Web site: Denis Podalydès, le souffle du consolateur. 2012-04-16. Le Figaro. https://web.archive.org/web/20210509184927/https://www.lefigaro.fr/theatre/2012/04/16/03003-20120416ARTFIG00524-denis-podalydes-le-souffle-du-consolateur.php. 2021-05-09. 2021-05-09.
- Web site: "Ce que j'appelle oubli", bouleversant monologue de Denis Podalydès. 2021-04-27. Télérama. https://web.archive.org/web/20210509112405/https://www.telerama.fr/sortir/ce-que-jappelle-oubli-bouleversant-monologue-de-denis-podalydes-6866259.php. 2021-05-09. 2021-05-09.
- Web site: Ce que j'appelle oubli… danse et théâtre au cœur du spectacle. 2013-02-21. larevueduspectacle.fr. 2021-05-09.
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