Chantal Thomas, Charlotte Casiraghi et Anamaria Vartolomei — Les Rendez-vous littéraires rue Cambon

For the sixth edition of the Rendez-vous littéraires rue Cambon [Literary Rendezvous at Rue Cambon], the House of CHANEL along with ambassador and spokesperson for the House Charlotte Casiraghi invites writer Chantal Thomas from the Académie française. Animated by literary historian Fanny Arama, this encounter begins with the presentation of Chantal Thomas’ work which explores a variety of genres — novels, historical accounts, literary essays or chronicles — followed by the reading of an extract from her last book ‘Journal de nage’ by Anamaria Vartolomei. Together, they evoke the liberation of women's bodies, which is fundamental to the work of Chantal Thomas. See more at https://www.chanel.com/-YT-Rdvlitteraires22_CT 00:00 Opening by Charlotte Casiraghi 01:46 Presentation of Chantal Thomas by Charlotte Casiraghi 07:31 Extract from ‘Journal de nage’ by Anamaria Vartolomei 10:25 The birth of a writer 12:02 The link between swimming and writing 15:07 On the liberation of the woman’s body 18:11 Reading of an extract from ‘Souffrir’ by Anamaria Vartolomei 21:31 Chantal Thomas on Madame de Staël 25:36 The spirit of conversation and the literary salons 28:08 Chantal Thomas on Madame du Deffand 30:40 Anamaria Vartolomei on her role in ‘L’échange des princesses’ 36:29 Extract from “Comment supporter sa liberté” by Anamaria Vartolomei 39:37 Motherhood as a social injunction 40:34 Chantal Thomas on Colette 42:40 Chantal Thomas on the Marquis de Sade 45:18 The role of philos