Adèle Yon, Author of a Hit Memoir, Turns to the Stage
Two years after her investigation into a lobotomized great-grandmother became a bestseller, the 32-year-old researcher is adapting her story for theatre.
Adèle Yon came to prominence two years ago with "Mon vrai nom est Elisabeth," a book built on her research into her great-grandmother, who was institutionalized and lobotomized. According to Le Monde, the book became a bestseller and established Yon, a researcher by training, as a notable new voice in French literary nonfiction.
Now 32, Yon is turning to the stage. Le Monde reports that she has written a play that will be performed in Switzerland at the end of October. She has also begun rehearsals to direct a production built around the figure of her great-grandmother, bringing the same family history that powered her book into a theatrical form.
Le Monde's account gives no further details on the play's title, cast or venue, nor on a publisher or release date for any related text.
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