{"id":13700,"date":"2023-08-14T16:48:14","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T16:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pasassezdetemps.com\/?p=13700"},"modified":"2023-08-14T16:54:16","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T16:54:16","slug":"300-cathy-et-babelio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pasassezdetemps.com\/?p=13700","title":{"rendered":"300, Cathy et Bab\u00e9lio"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Le 28 mai 2019, mon compteur affichait la publication de 100 chroniques fabuleuses,<\/a> il a atteint 200 le 7 juin 2021<\/a>, et aujourd\u2019hui, c\u2019est toujours aussi fabuleux, j\u2019arrive \u00e0 300 et ma modestie habituelle souffre de r\u00e9aliser un tel exploit, sans filet ni assurance ni dopage.<\/strong>
On May 28, 2019, my counter showed the publication of 100 fabulous chronicles<\/a>, it reached 200 on June 7<\/a>, 2021, and today, it’s still as fabulous, I reach 300 and my usual modesty suffers from achieving such a feat, without net or insurance or doping.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

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\u00ab\u00a0Bab\u00e9lio\u00a0\u00bb est un regroupement de lecteurs, chacun y pr\u00e9sente les livres qu\u2019il souhaite partager\u2026 Je me d\u00e9cide enfin \u00e0 m\u2019inscrire, jusqu\u2019\u00e0 pr\u00e9sent j\u2019ai \u00e9t\u00e9 seulement lectrice des autres\u2026<\/strong>
Malheureusement pour les anglophones, le livre dont je vous parle n\u2019est pas traduit en anglais.<\/strong>
\u00ab\u00a0Bab\u00e9lio\u00a0\u00bb is a group of readers, everyone presents the books they want to share… I finally decide to register, so far I have only been reading others…<\/span><\/strong>
Unfortunately for English speakers, the book I am talking about is not translated into English.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Et voil\u00e0 ce que j’ai \u00e9crit
\u00e0 propos de \u00ab T\u00eates Hautes \u00bb de Cathy Ytak,
collection Les H\u00e9ro\u00efques,
\u00e9diteur Talents Hauts.<\/strong>
And this is what I wrote
about \u00ab T\u00eates Hautes \u00bb from Cathy Ytak,
collection Les H\u00e9ro\u00efques,
editor Talents Hauts.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Cathy, il y a longtemps ! \u2014 Cathy, a long time ago!<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n

Cathy, ch\u00e8re amie<\/strong>
Comment les lecteurs vont-ils le prendre\u00a0?<\/strong>
Voil\u00e0 que je me d\u00e9cide enfin \u00e0 rejoindre Bab\u00e9lio, et comme premi\u00e8re contribution je propose de t\u2019adresser cette lettre, une fa\u00e7on peu conventionnelle de participer. Mais comme j\u2019ai le privil\u00e8ge d\u2019\u00eatre ton amie, comme nous partageons de nombreuses id\u00e9es, c\u2019est une trop belle occasion de parler de toi (et avec toi ?).<\/strong>
Cathy, dear friend<\/span><\/strong>
How will readers take it?<\/span><\/strong>
Now I finally decide to join Bab\u00e9lio, and as a first contribution I propose to send you this letter, an unconventional way to participate. But as I have the privilege of being your friend, as we share many ideas, it’s too good an opportunity to talk about you (and with you?).<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Il faut dire que je viens de d\u00e9vorer \u00ab\u00a0T\u00eates Hautes\u00a0\u00bb. J\u2019ai lu beaucoup de tes livres – souvent des histoires de jeunes bless\u00e9s par la vie. Dans T\u00eates Hautes, tu racontes en plus un \u00e9v\u00e9nement historique dont on ne m\u2019a pas parl\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9cole, et pourtant si mes sources sont bonnes il s\u2019agit de la premi\u00e8re gr\u00e8ve men\u00e9e par des femmes, et qui ont obtenu gain de cause. Tu \u00e9voques donc deux jeunes penn sardin, ouvri\u00e8res qui travaillent dans les sardineries de Douarnenez. En 1924, pas de bateaux \u00e9quip\u00e9s, pas le moindre r\u00e9frig\u00e9rateur, quand le bateau entre au port les femmes doivent \u00eatre pr\u00eates \u00e0 pr\u00e9parer les poissons. L\u2019aspect historique de ton roman est tr\u00e8s bien document\u00e9, depuis le terrible quotidien de ces ouvri\u00e8res jusqu\u2019\u00e0 l\u2019enclenchement du mouvement, son d\u00e9roulement, ses difficult\u00e9s, et les man\u0153uvres criminelles des patrons.<\/strong>
I must say that I just devoured \u00ab\u00a0T\u00eates Hautes\u00a0\u00bb. I have read many of your books – often stories of young people hurt by life. In T\u00eates Hautes, you also recount a historical event that I was not told about at school, and yet if my sources are correct, it is the first strike led by women, and who won cause. So you are talking about two young penn sardin, workers who work in the sardine factories of Douarnenez. In 1924, no equipped boats, not the slightest refrigerator, when the boat entered port the women had to be ready to prepare the fish. The historical aspect of your novel is very well documented, from the terrible daily life of these workers to the start of the movement, its progress, its difficulties, and the criminal maneuvers of the bosses.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Mais l\u2019une des deux ouvri\u00e8res est embauch\u00e9e \u00e0 Paris comme bonne \u00e0 tout faire, chez Carol et Suzanne que tu nous fais conna\u00eetre. Ces deux jeunes adultes n\u2019ont pas l\u2019existence dor\u00e9e que leur fortune permettrait d\u2019imaginer, chacune ayant ses propres tourments. Bravo pour le malentendu qui s\u2019installe entre les deux jeunes Bretonnes, Yarig \u00e9tant persuad\u00e9e que sa s\u0153ur m\u00e8ne \u00e0 Paris une existence bien plus facile, alors que Ang\u00e8le affronte mille difficult\u00e9s. L\u00e0 aussi tu d\u00e9cris une r\u00e9alit\u00e9 historique, les conditions sordides de travail des bonnes \u00e0 tout faire, et le m\u00e9pris dont elles sont victimes, pensez donc, ces paysannes qui puent le poisson\u00a0! Auxquelles on ne verse aucun salaire sous des pr\u00e9textes, alors qu\u2019elles ont un horaire de travail infernal.<\/strong>
But one of the two workers is hired in Paris as a housekeeper, with Carol and Suzanne, whom you introduce to us. These two young adults do not have the golden existence that their fortune would allow them to imagine, each having their own torments. Bravo for the misunderstanding that develops between the two young Bretons, Yarig being convinced that her sister leads a much easier existence in Paris, while Ang\u00e8le faces a thousand difficulties. Here too you describe a historical reality, the sordid working conditions of the maids, and the contempt of which they are victims, think of these peasant women who stink of fish! To whom no salary is paid under pretexts, while they have a hellish work schedule.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Dans tes livres, tu parles souvent de sexe, m\u00eame si je pr\u00e9f\u00e8rerais dire \u00ab\u00a0amour\u00a0\u00bb. Mais voil\u00e0, les personnages de tes romans ont souvent des probl\u00e8mes, cela peut \u00eatre celui de l\u2019identit\u00e9 sexuelle\u00a0: quel qu\u2019il soit, tu en parles de fa\u00e7on directe et j\u2019appr\u00e9cie beaucoup cette absence de pudibonderie. Cela me rappelle ton intervention au salon du livre de Saint-Paul-trois-Ch\u00e2teaux\u00a0: tu avais parl\u00e9 de \u00ab\u00a0Rien que ta Peau\u00a0\u00bb, une histoire d\u2019amour entre deux adolescents qui, eux, n\u2019ont pas de probl\u00e8me d\u2019identit\u00e9 sexuelle. Louvine a des difficult\u00e9s dans un autre domaine. On ne sait pas trop quel est son handicap, et j\u2019appr\u00e9cie aussi que tu ne l\u2019aies pas pr\u00e9cis\u00e9, une \u00e9tiquette devient vite une ali\u00e9nation suppl\u00e9mentaire pour les personnes diff\u00e9rentes. <\/strong>
In your books, you often talk about sex, although I would prefer to say \u00ab\u00a0love\u00a0\u00bb. But now, the characters in your novels often have problems, it can be that of sexual identity: whatever it is, you talk about it in a direct way and I very much appreciate this lack of prudishness. It reminds me of your talk at the Saint-Paul-trois-Ch\u00e2teaux book fair: you talked about \u00ab\u00a0Rien que ta Peau\u00a0\u00bb, a love story between two teenagers who have no gender identity issue. Louvine has difficulties in another area. We don’t really know what her handicap is, and I also appreciate that you didn’t specify it, a label quickly becomes an additional alienation for different people.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Tu nous avais lu le d\u00e9but de \u00ab\u00a0Rien que ta Peau\u00a0\u00bb, de ta voix tranquille, dans l\u2019espace am\u00e9nag\u00e9 pour les rencontres entre les auteurs et le public, et l\u2019on entendait le brouhaha du salon tout autour. Et tu nous avais fait partager l\u2019intimit\u00e9 de Mathis et Louvine, j\u2019en garde une impression extraordinaire\u00a0: contraste entre l\u2019ambiance festive d\u2019un c\u00f4t\u00e9, un peu bruyante, et les deux amants enlac\u00e9s au c\u0153ur de la nuit, de l\u2019autre.<\/strong>
You had read to us the beginning of \u00ab\u00a0Rien que ta Peau\u00a0\u00bb, in your quiet voice, in the space set up for meetings between the authors and the public, and we could hear the hubbub of the book fair all around. And you had shared with us the intimacy of Mathis and Louvine, I have an extraordinary impression of it: contrast between the festive atmosphere on one side, a little noisy, and the two lovers entwined in the heart of the night, on the other.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Dans \u00ab\u00a0T\u00eates Hautes\u00a0\u00bb, tu abordes le probl\u00e8me de Carol de la m\u00eame fa\u00e7on directe, par petites touches, jusqu\u2019au dialogue avec sa m\u00e8re qui \u00e9claire les lecteurs. Tu le sais\u00a0: les id\u00e9es que tu d\u00e9fends dans ce livre sont une de mes raisons de te lire. Condition f\u00e9minine, condition ouvri\u00e8re, particularit\u00e9 sexuelle, ton discours est clair et \u00e7a fait du bien. Mais, alors qu\u2019on n\u2019est pas loin de la sociologie, c\u2019est un roman que tu \u00e9cris, pas un essai, et les messages passent d\u2019autant mieux et pour un plus large public. Ce livre est destin\u00e9 \u00e0 des adolescents, c\u2019est vraiment une bonne chose de leur offrir de ces lectures-l\u00e0\u00a0! Moi j\u2019ai pass\u00e9 l\u2019\u00e2ge et depuis tr\u00e8s longtemps, mais, ne le dis \u00e0 personne, je continue \u00e0 me r\u00e9galer avec la litt\u00e9rature pour la jeunesse.<\/strong>
In \u00ab\u00a0T\u00eates Hautes\u00a0\u00bb, you approach Carol’s problem in the same direct way, in small touches, until the dialogue with her mother which enlightens the readers. You know it: the ideas you defend in this book are one of my reasons for reading you. Female condition, working condition, sexual particularity, your speech is clear and it feels good. But, while we are not far from sociology, it is a novel that you are writing, not an essay, and the messages pass all the better and for a wider audience. This book is intended for teenagers, it is really a good thing to offer them these readings! I have passed the age and for a very long time, but, do not tell anyone, I continue to enjoy myself with children’s literature.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n

J\u2019ai remarqu\u00e9 que les \u00e9ditions \u00ab\u00a0Talents Hauts\u00a0\u00bb offrent un catalogue de bonne tenue pour le public adolescent. Ce qui me pousse \u00e0 parler du r\u00f4le de l\u2019\u00e9crivain\u00a0: quand j\u2019avais lu \u00ab\u00a0Cinquante minutes avec toi\u00a0\u00bb, une histoire de maltraitance, je t\u2019avais dit que ce livre d\u00e9range, et c\u2019\u00e9tait un compliment. Tu m\u2019avais r\u00e9pondu\u00a0: \u00ab\u00a0Je pense que c’est le r\u00f4le de quelqu’un qui \u00e9crit que de bousculer un peu ses lecteurs, de les d\u00e9ranger, de faire na\u00eetre une r\u00e9flexion. Si je peux le faire, \u00e0 mon petit niveau, c’est bien (\u2026). Si mon livre peut lib\u00e9rer quelques ados enferm\u00e9s dans des histoires similaires (et il y en a toujours, malheureusement), je serai vraiment contente.\u00a0\u00bb <\/strong>
I noticed that the \u00ab\u00a0Talents Hauts\u00a0\u00bb editions offer a catalog of good performance for the adolescent public. Which prompts me to talk about the role of the writer: when I read \u00ab\u00a0Cinquante minutes avec toi\u00a0\u00bb, a story of abuse, I told you that this book disturbs, and that was a compliment. You answered me: \u00ab\u00a0I think it’s the role of someone who writes to jostle their readers a little, to disturb them, to make them think. If I can do it, at my small level, that’s good (\u2026). If my book can free up a few teens locked into similar stories (and there always are, unfortunately), I’d be really happy. \u00bb<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Ces quelques mots suffisent sans doute pour pr\u00e9ciser comment toi et moi nous voyons le r\u00f4le de l\u2019\u00e9crivain. <\/strong>
Alors non, je ne vais pas faire une analyse de ton style (qui me pla\u00eet beaucoup), de la construction de ton roman, (super bien structur\u00e9), je veux simplement te remercier d\u2019avoir \u00e9crit \u00ab\u00a0T\u00eates Hautes\u00a0\u00bb, dont je parle autour de moi, un bien bel ouvrage. Je te remercie aussi de me faire d\u00e9couvrir les \u00e9ditions \u00ab\u00a0Talents Hauts\u00a0\u00bb dont les titres sont all\u00e9chants\u00a0!<\/strong>
These few words are probably enough to clarify how you and I see the role of the writer.<\/span><\/strong>
So no, I’m not going to do an analysis of your style (which I really like), the construction of your novel, (super well structured), I just want to thank you for writing \u00ab\u00a0T\u00eates Hautes\u00a0\u00bb, which I’m talking about around me, a very beautiful work. I also thank you for introducing me to the \u00ab\u00a0Hauts Talents\u00a0\u00bb editions whose titles are enticing!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Une Penn Sardin de Carl Moser<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n

Avant de te quitter, je ne r\u00e9siste pas au plaisir de te citer quelques mots de Gabriel Celaya, un texte connu surtout par l\u2019interpr\u00e9tation qu\u2019en a faite Paco Iba\u00f1ez, \u00ab\u00a0la po\u00e9sie est une arme charg\u00e9e de futur\u00a0\u00bb (traduction \u00e0 ma fa\u00e7on).<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00ab\u00a0Je maudis la po\u00e9sie con\u00e7ue comme un luxe<\/strong>
Culturel pour les neutres<\/strong>
(\u2026)<\/strong>
Je maudis la po\u00e9sie de ceux qui ne prennent pas parti jusqu\u2019\u00e0 se compromettre.\u00a0\u00bb<\/strong>
Before leaving you, I can’t resist the pleasure of quoting you a few words from Gabriel Celaya, a text best known for Paco Iba\u00f1ez’s interpretation of it, \u00ab\u00a0Poetry is a weapon charged with the future\u00a0\u00bb (translation to my way).<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00ab\u00a0I curse poetry conceived as a luxury<\/span><\/strong>
Cultural for neutrals<\/span><\/strong>
(\u2026)<\/span><\/strong>
I curse the poetry of those who do not take sides to the point of compromising themselves. \u00bb<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Copie d’\u00e9cran d’une interview publi\u00e9e par Bab\u00e9lio
Screenshot of an interview published by Bab\u00e9lio<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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