Douce Dibondo on the ideal behind her debut, "le Mouvement"
Interviewed for Bibliobs' "Les premières fois de…" series, the writer discusses the first impulses behind her first book, part of the lineup for the Nouvel Obs prize for a debut work.
Each year, the literary prize awarded by Le Nouvel Obs honors the author of a first book. Ahead of the announcement, the magazine's Bibliobs section runs a series of interviews, "Les premières fois de…", in which the nominated writers describe a string of personal firsts: the first book that marked them, the first urge to write, or, as in this case, a first step toward a more just society.
Douce Dibondo is interviewed for her debut work, "le Mouvement". According to Bibliobs, the book is animated by an ideal of social justice, and Dibondo speaks of the need to "veiller à la brûlure du monde" — to stay alert to the world's burning wounds — and to "se révolter contre ses monstres", to rise up against its monsters.
The source material does not detail the plot, length or publisher of "le Mouvement", nor the full list of authors competing for this year's Nouvel Obs prize for a debut book. Those specifics were not included in the material available to this desk.
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