Women, gender and literature through the eyes of writer Camille Laurens

On the evening of October 23, the French Institute in collaboration with the Vietnamese Women's Publishing House and the Faculty of Literature - University of Social Sciences and Humanities (Ho Chi Minh City National University) organized a seminar on Women, Gender and Literature.

The talk was attended by writer Camille Laurens (pictured) - member of the Goncourt Academy, and two lecturers from the Faculty of Literature - University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Dr. Ho Khanh Van and Dr. Le Ngoc Phuong. The event also had the presence of Deputy Consul General of France in Ho Chi Minh City Grégory Robert.

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Camille Laurens is one of the typical French female writers who reflects on the status of women and gender issues. She is the author of books published in Vietnam such as In the arms, Emotional love song, Daughter ... and recently, Betrayal .

At the seminar, Camille Laurens and other speakers discussed the role, image and voice of women in life and literature. She mentioned the current situation of women in France in particular and in the world in general. The writer said that women used to face many injustices and prejudices, but today they have more opportunities to assert themselves and speak up. However, she also emphasized that gender inequality still exists in some places in the world.

From her personal experience, the French writer shares the challenges and prejudices when writing about love and the status of women. Ms. Camille Laurens frankly expressed her views on the relationship between literature and gender, the differences between women and men when writing, and the role of women writers in influencing social issues, ethics, and gender equality.

Born in 1957, Camille Laurens is known as one of the most prominent contemporary French novelists. Her works have been translated into more than 30 languages, always focusing on the relationship between literature and truth, especially through the genre of "autofiction". She has received many prestigious awards such as Famina, Renaudot des lycéens, Roman-News and Grand prix RTL-Lire. In parallel with her writing, she is deeply attached to French literary life, being a member of the jury of the Femina Prize (2007 - 2019), teaching at the Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po) since 2011 and a member of the Goncourt Academy since 2020.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/phu-nu-gioi-va-van-chuong-qua-goc-nhin-cua-nha-van-camille-laurens-185251023231425207.htm