Synopsis

Esteban, Fayabird, Emmanuelle Gousset, Lynn Hellénore, Sarah Jordy, Norah Lemay, Emmanuel Le Ricque, Olivia Pfortner and Maeva Raimbault: these nine visually impaired authors invite us to discover the worlds they hope to save, the theme of the Prix Monique Truquet short story competition.

Their stories, often touching, sometimes funny, always explosive, take us into worlds where mysterious little creatures, unusual objects, cities reduced to silence and treasures of the imagination come together.

And it makes you wonder: how do these authors manage to achieve such perceptive finesse despite their visual difficulties? Can we see further with words than with our eyes? For these novelists, most of whom lost their sight in childhood, words have become not only a refuge but an infinite source of discovery. This "rebirth of the senses" (Renaissens) takes on its full meaning here.

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