They happen anytime, anywhere. It has become so commonplace that we no longer see them, these microaggressions that women have experienced since childhood.
The author Pier Courville lists several in his second novel, They. After recounting her experience in neonatal care with her twins in the book Little giants (Hamac, 2020), she delves into the disturbing, the intimacy of women, by presenting in short chapters these moments when shame invades the victims after having been criticized, harassed or assaulted. When their body no longer belongs to them. It doesn’t matter if the executioner is a woman or a man.
These short everyday stories relate situations that often seem banal, others more tragic. By recounting moments that occurred in the schoolyard, at work, in the street or even in the hospital, the author hits the nail on the head with short, precise sentences and recounts with an economy of words. how a word or even a look can undermine women’s confidence, hurt them psychologically. The strength of the book lies in the sum of these disturbing situations which can disturb the reader. And leave him in great helplessness in the face of the accumulation of these small and large violences. That said, They has the power to do useful work by raising awareness among those who minimize these attacks or certain uncomfortable behaviors. Or who are the authors.
They
Hammock
176 pages