Culture

France finds in literature a voice against sexism and sexual violence

Paris (France), 5 Oct (EFE), (Camera: María D. Valderrama).- France has found in literature a voice against sexism and sexual violence, a problem that is the subject of the September editorial news from numerous authors, and that shows the global reach of the Me too movement, three years after its birth.In the bookstores, their covers seem to have invaded the novelty and best-selling shelves: Vanessa Springora's book, Le Consentement (Consent), where she narrates her relationship with a famous writer when she was 14 and he was 51.FOOTAGE OF BOOKCASES AND A MEETING WITH LOLA LAFON READERS AT THE ICI BOOKSTORE IN PARIS. SOUNDBITES OF LOLA LAFON (AUTHOR OF CHAVIRER): 1.- "When we talk about victims it is evident that the notion of credible or not credible remains. Even of guilty victims, who could have acted differently. That is what interests me". SOUNDBITES BY DÉLPHINE BOUÉTARD (DIRECTOR OF THE PARISIAN ICI LIBARY 2. "It is undeniable that there are now many more publications of testimonies about women who have suffered harassment, about sexual violence. This is accompanied by the publication of these in literature, fiction, and also in political texts. This means that today there are many works published under the umbrella of feminism that are directly related to this phenomenon".