Novelist and journalist for the daily Le Monde, Marie Charrel publishes “ The Night Eaters », a novel halfway between the historical fresco of 20th century America, Japanese tales and Native American legends. An unforgettable encounter between Hannah, a Nisei, a daughter of Japanese immigrants, and Jack the “creekwalker”, the hermit who watches over the forest.
The red banner that surrounds the book does not lie. He presents the novel as “the unforgettable meeting of two outcasts in the heart of the Canadian forest”. It is true that the whole book is included to explain the circumstances of this meeting, unforgettable but also improbable and therefore wonderfully romantic, between Hannah, a daughter of Japanese immigrants and Jack a hermit somewhat shaman raised by an Amerindian. With a third character, the bear, “a bridge between two worlds”, a creature “halfway”, “neither from here nor elsewhere”, between the reality of the world and the legends.
Because what connects these two characters is above all the power of the words, the stories, the stories transmitted from one generation to the next, and this incredible gift of understanding, thanks to nature, what escapes other men.
” The Night Eaters », the new novel by Marie-Charrel was published by the editions of the Observatory.
Reportage : the Huron-Wendat nation, which is one of the first peoples to inhabit North America, relies on technology and an immersive journey to tell its history and culture. Near the city of Quebec, in a forest not far from the village where these people live, Onhwa’ Lumina portrays the myths of creation, the importance of animals, and the transmission of knowledge. All thanks to video projections, light and sound installations. A realization of the specialized company “Moment Factory” that Pascale Guéricolas ran it for VMDN.