On Friday, May 12 and Monday, May 15, writers Claude Rizzo and Didier Van Cauwelaert will visit schools in Nice and Beaulieu-sur-Mer, as well as the Sainte-Marie Hospital Center, to share their passion for words and literature.
Since September 2008, the City of Nice has been inviting writers to engage with schools, hospitals, prisons, retirement homes, EHPADs, and community organizations.
Titled Reading for All, this initiative aims to prevent illiteracy through meetings between writers and various audiences.
··· Biography of Claude Rizzo
Born in Tunis in 1943, Claude Rizzo studied Literature in Aix-en-Provence before settling in Nice in 1976. He worked as a teacher and business owner before becoming a writer. Author of many bestselling novels, he has led numerous writing workshops in the libraries of the City of Nice. Under the auspices of the IFC – Defense of Francophonie, he has also taught for many years at universities in Tunisia and Malta. He has published many novels such as The Street Child of Croix in 2014, In the Time of Jasmine in 2015, and The Wind Still Remembers in 2016. His next book, Truths Written on the Sand, will be released this summer by Lucien Souny Publishing.
··· Biography of Didier van Cauwelaert
Born in Nice in 1960, Didier van Cauwelaert wrote his first book at the age of 8. A screenwriter for both film and comic books, an adapter of musicals, and a playwright, Didier van Cauwelaert is primarily known as a writer who has received numerous awards (Prix Goncourt for One-Way Ticket, 1994 – Albin Michel, Prix Baie des Anges 2007 Ville de Nice for The Adopted Father, 2007 – Albin Michel, Prix des Romancières 2013 and Prix Messardière du Roman de l’Été for The Woman of Our Lives, 2013 – Albin Michel). In addition, Didier van Cauwelaert has explored theater and won the Molière for “Best Musical Show” in 1997 for his adaptation of The Man Who Walked Through Walls. He has also participated in numerous experiments on altered states of consciousness and the powers of thought, earning the “Science-Frontières Prize for Scientific Dissemination,” adding to his many awards like the “Prix Goncourt” or the “Grand Prix du Théâtre de l’Académie française.” He has profoundly challenged our view of the world with the two volumes of his Dictionary of the Impossible (Plon 2014 & 2015). Recently, the writer published Jules and We Seem Like Us (Albin Michel, 2014 and 2016). This year, he is publishing The Return of Jules at Albin Michel Publishing.
Caroline MARTINAUX
Press Officer
Public Relations Department
METROPOLE NICE COTE D’AZUR – 06364 Nice cedex 4
Tel: 0497134677
caroline.martinaux@nicecotedazur.org
