“A priceless gift to French literature”: Jean-Marie Laclavetine celebrates the work of Akira Mizubayashi
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Akira Mizubayashi (left) and Jean-Marie Laclavetine (right). F. Mantovani / P. Avenet / Éditions Gallimard / ABC/Andia
Japanese writer Akira Mizubayashi writes in French, with breathtaking mastery of the language. His editor Jean-Marie Laclavetine supports him, even though he never imagined becoming a novelist.
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I subscribeThe Forest of Flames and Shadows . This is the title of Akira Mizubayashi's new novel, due out in mid-August (1). A title borrowed from one of the monumental frescoes exhibited in Japan, 15 panels painted by Iri and Toshi Maruki devoted to the apocalyptic effects of the atomic bomb... 2015: the novelist visits the almost deserted Maruki Museum with Jean-Marie Laclavetine. His publisher came to see him in Japan. The work of these two, author and publisher, is an exciting literary adventure.
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