Rue Gonzague Saint Bris was inaugurated this Saturday in Loches, birthplace of the writer and journalist who died in 2017 in a car crash. Located in front of the Hôtel de la Cité Royale, the street officially received its name on the eve of the event “Les Ecrivains chez Gonzague Saint Bris”, which takes place in Chanceaux-près-Loches this Sunday.
150 authors expected for “Les Ecrivains chez Gonzague Saint Bris”
The writer and journalist from Loch had given these literary encounters the name “Forest of Books.” The event, which changed its name after the death of its founder, will attract 150 writers on August 28, including Jean-Marie Rouart, the sponsor of this edition, Victor Castanet, author of the book “Les Fossoyeurs” on mistreatment in nursing homes of the Orpéa group, Catherine Ringer, Yann Queffélec, Anne Parillaud, Franck Ferrand, Sergueï Jirnov who is a former KGB officer, Léonora Miano, Jil Caplan…