In the program “The paths of philosophy” Adèle Van Reeth and the novelist Geneviève Brisac return to one of the major works of Virginia Woolf. In this resolutely modern text, the British author finely questions the almost non-existent place of women in literature.
“It is essential that a woman has some money and a room of her own if she wants to write a work of fiction », wrote Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) in A room of your own, published in 1928. Famous, powerful and timeless words that still deserve to be analyzed. This is what the show offers The paths of philosophy (France Culture), one episode of which is devoted to the artist.
For almost an hour, producer Adèle Van Reeth and novelist Geneviève Brisac come back to a modern text that delicately questions the almost non-existent place of women in literature. Why the hell aren’t there more authors? Because they must exercise their activity in secret, without a dedicated place, between two household tasks.
Here, the commented extracts are as many doors to the pictorial thought of the British writer. The discussion is captivating and the guest, passionate, generously sows anecdotes on a writer whom she seems to know intimately. What make you want to dive into the writings of the British woman of letters
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