Jacques Henric
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| In [[1994|February 1994]] the novel ''Adorations perpétuelles'' (''Perpetual Adorations'') by [[Jacques Henric]], reproduced ''L’Origine du monde'' on its cover. Police visited several French bookshops to have them withdraw the book from their windows. A few proprietors, such as the ''Rome'' bookshop in [[Clermont-Ferrand]], maintained the book, but others such as ''Les Sandales d’Empédocle'' in [[Besançon]] complied, and some voluntarily removed it. The author was saddened by these events: “A few years ago, bookshops were counter-powers. When the Ministry of Interior, in [[1970]], banned [[Pierre Guyotat]]’s book, ''Eden, Eden, Eden'', bookshops had been resistance places. Today, they anticipate censorship…”. | In [[1994|February 1994]] the novel ''Adorations perpétuelles'' (''Perpetual Adorations'') by [[Jacques Henric]], reproduced ''L’Origine du monde'' on its cover. Police visited several French bookshops to have them withdraw the book from their windows. A few proprietors, such as the ''Rome'' bookshop in [[Clermont-Ferrand]], maintained the book, but others such as ''Les Sandales d’Empédocle'' in [[Besançon]] complied, and some voluntarily removed it. The author was saddened by these events: “A few years ago, bookshops were counter-powers. When the Ministry of Interior, in [[1970]], banned [[Pierre Guyotat]]’s book, ''Eden, Eden, Eden'', bookshops had been resistance places. Today, they anticipate censorship…”. | ||
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L'Origine du monde
In February 1994 the novel Adorations perpétuelles (Perpetual Adorations) by Jacques Henric, reproduced L’Origine du monde on its cover. Police visited several French bookshops to have them withdraw the book from their windows. A few proprietors, such as the Rome bookshop in Clermont-Ferrand, maintained the book, but others such as Les Sandales d’Empédocle in Besançon complied, and some voluntarily removed it. The author was saddened by these events: “A few years ago, bookshops were counter-powers. When the Ministry of Interior, in 1970, banned Pierre Guyotat’s book, Eden, Eden, Eden, bookshops had been resistance places. Today, they anticipate censorship…”.
du monde [Apr 2007]
