French writer Philippe Sollers died on Saturday May 6 at the age of 86.
“His search for beauty will remain a source of inspiration for generations to come”reacts Elisabeth Borne on Saturday May 6 on her Twitter account after the announcement of the death of the writer Philippe Sollers at the age of 86. “Philippe Sollers has just left us. A figure in the French literary landscape, his tireless work on form, his search for beauty, will remain a source of inspiration for generations to come. My thoughts go out to his family and to all those affected by his work”wrote the Prime Minister on the social network.
Guest of franceinfo, the writer and literary critic Frédéric Beigbeder was deeply moved by this disappearance. “We Lose the Godfather of Letters”he regretted considering that this is a “catastrophe for contemporary literature.” The author of Love lasts three years believes that the books of Philippe Sollers are “among the most beautiful and above all the most oriented towards happiness.”
“Romanesque is the word that comes to the disappearance of Philippe Sollers”writes for his part on Twitter the Minister of Culture Rima Abdul Malak. “We have just lost a unique gem of literature”deplores the Minister, referring to a “indomitable, unclassifiable character, with a teasing look and a quick wit.”
Philippe Sollers “had erected provocation into art and shaken up our time.”
Rima Abdul-Malak, Minister of Cultureon Twitter
THE Minister of the Economy Bruno Le Maire also reacts to the disappearance of the writer, thus publishing on Twitter: “France is losing a free writer, whose writing is vagabond and yet sharp as a blade.” The Minister also entrusts: “I lose a friend, inexhaustible on our common passion: music. To his wife and his family, all my saddened thoughts.” “He was the most Venetian of French writers, all in mazes, masks and labyrinths”reacts for his part on Twitter Michel Field, director of culture and performing arts at France Télévisions.
For journalist Franz-Olivier Giesbert, guest of franceinfo on Saturday May 6, “What will remain of Sollers is that he was an immense literary critic.” It refers in particular to the work of Philippe Sollers “La Guerre du goût”, which is, according to the editorialist, “a masterful book that you must have in your library because he was the only one who knew how to speak like that about great authors with bursts of formulas.” As editor, Philippe Sollers “had a passion for young writers, for the new generation, which is why he will be missed, there was something very sincere, very real in his passion for young writers.”
“He had spoken of shreds, of style and of scandal, with that contagious joy which made each of his interviews a delightful dialogue. Farewell!”writes for his part on the social network the journalist and literary critic Augustin Trapenard.