Indian writings have a great fascination for her. She has an admiration for women who fight in countries and wants the universe to become feminine too. For French writer Pierrette Fleutiaux, women just need to write, to express and thereby prove that it is possible to exist fully as a woman.
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Touring different parts of the country, the writer, who has started her trip from Puducherry, has written around 18 books. Her books mostly deal with the theme of relationships between people and the society around.
"I started writing at a young age. Born during the Second World War period, when there was no television, books were my life. My first book on the story of a bat was published when I was around 30 years old," Ms. Fleutiaux said.
Her book – "Des Phrases Courties Ma Cherie" (Short Sentences My Darling) – dealing with problems of ageing parents and mother-daughter relationship won the Best Foreign Book award in China.
Talking about Indian books, she said, "Indian writings are fascinating. I have read books such as "Babyji" by Abha Dawesar, "Far from Chandigarh" by Tarun Tejpal and I find there is such a wealth of characters and landscapes."
After drawing inspiration from the nomination of Segolene Royal for the position of the head of state, she penned her recent book – "La saison de mon contentement" (The season of my content). "It was the first time in France that a woman was chosen to represent her party in the elections. This created a lot of stir in France and I decided to pay attention to what people said and the prejudices that came up," the 67-year-old writer said.
From theme-based writing earlier, she observes there has been a big turning point now. "I find novels are becoming much more interesting now, full of stories and characters. The stress is less on the theme and is much more on the story. When I started to write, the field was dominated by the theory of new novel. It was a difficult period then," she added.
Regarding women writers in France, she said that there were several awards in the country and the jury mostly consisted of men. "The most prestigious award which is around 100 years old has been given only nine times to women. It has become a tradition," she said.
Coming up with a solution, she noted, "Women should take their own rights and assert their rights, not against men. The universal is masculine till now and has to become feminine too. Women just need to express to show other women that it is possible to exist fully as a woman," Ms. Fleutiaux added.
She has been invited along with another French writer Alain Wagneur by the French Embassy to visit places in Hyderabad, Bangalore, Mumbai and Delhi and would also interact with students.
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