In the Library with Alain Mabanckou — CHANEL and Literature
On the occasion of the 2022/23 Métiers d’art CHANEL – DAKAR show that was held on December 6th 2022 at Dakar’s former Palais de Justice in Senegal, writer Alain Mabanckou opens up about how fictional characters have inspired him, from his teenage years until today. See more at https://www.chanel.com/-YTB-Rdvlitteraires23_AM #CHANELRendezvousLitteraires 00:00 On “Book of My Mother ” by Albert Cohen 01:13 The origin of his love for reading 03:08 On “The Tunnel” by Ernesto Sábato 04:32 Alain Mabanckou s relationship with reading 08:27 “One Hundred Years of Solitude”, Gabriel García Márquez 11:49 Three books to take to a desert island 15:56 The power of books 16:20 The novel in the service of African history 17:52 On poetry 19:18 On “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck 20:39 On “The Palm-Wine Drinkard” by Amos Tutuola 22:34 “Notebook of a Return to My Native Land”, Aimé Césaire 23:23 Inspiring fictional characters 25:10 His relationship to the book as an object 27:00 Percival Everett, a contemporary author to discover ➺ For more videos, subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCclHSnngVTZK7LEOQAzcg1w?sub_confirmation=1 Go to our website: https://www.chanel.com/ ► Find us also on: http://instagram.com/chanelofficial http://www.twitter.com/chanel http://www.facebook.com/chanel Credits:
