Sheena Patel in “les Rencontres” — CHANEL Literary Rendezvous at Rue Cambon

Listen to author and critic Erica Wagner in conversation with Sheena Patel, writer of “I’m a Fan”, her first novel published by Rough Trade Books in 2022, and soon to be published in French by Gallimard. In her novel, Sheena Patel explores the blurred lines between reality and the online world through the involvement of an unnamed female character in an unequal romantic relationship. Through this conversation with Erica Wagner, Sheena Patel talks about her desire to capture the spirit of her time. They also evoke “Four Brown Girls Who Write”, a collective of women writers created with her friends to support each other in their writing processes. As part of the Rendez-vous littéraires rue Cambon [Literary Rendezvous at Rue Cambon], the podcast "les Rencontres" highlights the birth of a writer in a series imagined by CHANEL and House ambassador and spokesperson Charlotte Casiraghi. (00:00) Introduction (00:56) Presentation of Sheena Patel by Erica Wagner (03:51) On the author’s vocation as a writer and her collective (07:24) The writers that inspire her (09:46) On the publication process (12:12) Reading an extract of “I’m a fan” by Sheena Patel (14:56) On her narrative choices, her writing and editing process (20:00) On the sense of having a voice (21:09) On the blurred lines between reality and the online world (22:08) The ending questionnaire of “les Rencontres” Sheena Patel, I'm a fan, © Sheena Patel, 2022. Cover © Granta Books, 2023.