Livres en Folie: Jean-Euphèle Milcé Reflects on Writing as a World Apart

The Michèle Tardieu Library in Pétion-Ville hosted a conference on Monday, June 16, on the theme: “Games, Stakes, and the Writing of Wounds.” Organized as a prelude to the 31st edition of Livres en folie and led by writer Jean-Euphèle Milcé, the event sparked a passionate exchange on literature as an autonomous space—one of freedom and meaning.

In his presentation, delivered before a group of young attendees gathered at the Tardieu Library on Faubert Street, Jean-Euphèle Milcé spoke candidly. “Literature is a place, like a country. A space where one can express oneself without constraint,” he asserted. For him, literary texts are unique and constantly evolving spaces. Reading and writing are acts of reflection, analysis, and an effort to understand the surrounding world. “It is an intelligent form of communication between us,” he added.

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