Anne Godard on writing the unspeakable: “This book is my form of commitment”
In an interview with Télérama, the novelist discusses “Nous aussi,” her third novel dealing with incest, which has sold more than 70,000 copies.
Anne Godard has given an interview to Télérama about “Nous aussi,” her third novel, which addresses incest and has sold more than 70,000 copies according to the outlet. In it, she describes writing as a way of breaking the silences of her childhood.
Godard tells Télérama that the book confronts the denial of a family clan in which, as she puts it, "on" forms an undifferentiated whole and "je" has no place to exist. Writing, for her, becomes the act of reclaiming that first person.
Ce livre, c'est ma forme d'engagement.
Anne Godard, à Télérama
According to Télérama, the interview also traces the long maturation of the novel, describing a slow process behind what the outlet calls a remarkable third book. No further details on the writing timeline, the publisher, or the book's structure were given in the available material.
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