Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Award-winning French author Maylis de Kerangal discusses her latest works, "Canoes" and "Eastbound".
Filmed on 29/1/2025 with a live audience both in person and on Zoom.
In "Canoes", Maylis de Kerangal explores the haunting, transformative power of voice through the eyes of a young Parisian woman navigating life in rural Colorado. Seven interconnected stories, brimming with wit and intimacy, reveal how language and voice shape identity, obsession, and connection.
In "Eastbound", a Russian conscript and a French woman cross paths on the Trans-Siberian railroad, each fleeing to the east for their own reasons.
This conversation was moderated by Donatien Grau, Head of Contemporary Programs at the Musée du Louvre.
About the speakers:
Maylis de Kerangal is the author of numerous novels, collections of short stories, novellas and narratives, published with Verticales, including "Naissance d’un pont" (Prix Médicis 2010), "Tangente vers l’est" (Prix Landerneau 2012), "Réparer les vivants" (2014), "Un monde à portée de main" (2018) and "Canoës" (2021). Her books are translated into thirty-six languages.
Donatien Grau is a long-time friend and conversation-partner of Maylis de Kerangal. In his previous position as Head of Contemporary Programs at the Musée d’Orsay, he collaborated with the author on her 2019-2020 residence as well as on the 2021 exhibition of Maylis de Kerangal and Jean-Philippe Delhomme, « Légendes des réserves ».
Evenings with an Author is generously sponsored by GRoW @ Annenberg.
Award-winning French author Maylis de Kerangal discusses her latest works, "Canoes" and "Eastbound".
Filmed on 29/1/2025 with a live audience both in person and on Zoom.
In "Canoes", Maylis de Kerangal explores the haunting, transformative power of voice through the eyes of a young Parisian woman navigating life in rural Colorado. Seven interconnected stories, brimming with wit and intimacy, reveal how language and voice shape identity, obsession, and connection.
In "Eastbound", a Russian conscript and a French woman cross paths on the Trans-Siberian railroad, each fleeing to the east for their own reasons.
This conversation was moderated by Donatien Grau, Head of Contemporary Programs at the Musée du Louvre.
About the speakers:
Maylis de Kerangal is the author of numerous novels, collections of short stories, novellas and narratives, published with Verticales, including "Naissance d’un pont" (Prix Médicis 2010), "Tangente vers l’est" (Prix Landerneau 2012), "Réparer les vivants" (2014), "Un monde à portée de main" (2018) and "Canoës" (2021). Her books are translated into thirty-six languages.
Donatien Grau is a long-time friend and conversation-partner of Maylis de Kerangal. In his previous position as Head of Contemporary Programs at the Musée d’Orsay, he collaborated with the author on her 2019-2020 residence as well as on the 2021 exhibition of Maylis de Kerangal and Jean-Philippe Delhomme, « Légendes des réserves ».
Evenings with an Author is generously sponsored by GRoW @ Annenberg.
