Joy Sorman's Rentrée Book Sits With a Painter Who Never Signed Her Work
In a new title for this year's rentrée littéraire, the novelist recounts a year spent alongside Irène Gérard, a "neuroatypical" woman who produced hundreds of paintings without title or signature.
Joy Sorman has published a book drawn from a year she spent with Irène Gérard, according to the French review site En attendant Nadeau. Gérard, described as "neuroatypical," has painted hundreds of canvases that carry neither title nor signature.
En attendant Nadeau, reviewing the book as part of this year's rentrée littéraire, describes the narrative as moving between fascination and empathy, built around the presence of two women placed side by side. The review frames the book as a subtle way of writing about another person while also thinking through what it means to make art.
No publisher, title beyond the review's own headline, or further plot detail is given in the source material, and none is supplied here.
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