The tenth edition of the Rendez-vous littéraires rue Cambon [Literary Rendezvous at Rue Cambon] was held at the Metrograph Theater, in New York City. CHANEL and Charlotte Casiraghi, ambassador and spokesperson for the House, invited writer and essayist Siri Hustvedt, author of multiple novels and prestigious award winnings essays, along with novelist, poet and photographer Rachel Eliza Griffiths.
Animated by author and critic Erica Wagner, this encounter dedicated to Siri Hustvedt evokes the powers of literature, its capacity to open social outlets and the relationship between the author and the reader. Together, they also discuss the nature of time and the mind-body connection Siri Hustvedt questions in her work.
A musical performance by singer-songwriter Sophie Auster, accompanied by pianist Marie Davy, punctuated the conversation.
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00:00 Introduction by Charlotte Casiraghi
01:44 Presentation of Siri Hustvedt by Erica Wagner
03:02 Presentation of Rachel Eliza Griffiths by Erica Wagner
03:42 On curiosity
05:04 On Siri Hustvedt’s work
07:39 Reading of an extract from “Memories of the Future”
10:30 On the #MeToo movement
13:59 The powers of literature
14:57 The figure of the reader
16:52 The nature of time
18:56 Reading of “The Shaking Woman or a History of My Nerves”
23:19 On “The Shaking Woman or a History of My Nerves”
26:33 Reading of an extract from “What Does a Man Want ?”
30:54 The mind-body connection
34:48 The mother figure
37:20 Musical performance by Sophie Auster
41:37 On female friendship
43:39 On New York
45:46 Advice to young artists
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