Laure Gouraige

"What is a good novel? What is a good work of art? Is it not necessary to get rid of overly academic values in order to the essence of things? During my residency at the Maison des Écritures in La Rochelle, I'll be continuing my work on these questions by continuing work on my third novel. I wanted to move away from the autobiographical narrative of my first two texts, to devote myself more to fiction. This work will feature a young novelist, desperately trying to free herself from her literary upbringing and finally write a bad book...".