Fatshimetrie: “I relate fifty encounters, they draw a captivating self-portrait”
Fatshimetrie, the collection of fifty stories of fascinating encounters, immerses us in the teeming world of journalist, director and writer François Armanet. In this book entitled “You know what? The novel of a journalist” published by La Table Ronde, the author shares with us the key moments of his career through encounters as improbable as they are rich in emotion.
Among the figures that emerge in these pages, we come across personalities as diverse as Jacques Dutronc and Françoise Hardy, Leonard Cohen and Dominique Issermann, or Jean-Luc Godard and Bruce Springsteen. Each of these encounters is an opportunity for François Armanet to draw an intimate and unique portrait of these artists and intellectuals who have marked his life and career.
Throughout the pages, we discover not only the behind the scenes of these unforgettable encounters, but also the author’s deep reflections on a world in perpetual evolution. Through the prism of these fifty portraits, François Armanet sketches a subtle and endearing self-portrait, reflecting the aspirations, questions and dreams that have marked his professional career.
Each story is a dive into the intimacy of these iconic personalities, offering the reader a privileged look at the soul of these artists and thinkers who have shaped our contemporary culture. By sharing his most significant encounters with us, François Armanet invites us to explore the twists and turns of creation and inspiration, to question the meaning of our own existence, and to embrace the richness and diversity of the world around us.
Thus, through the pages of Fatshimetrie, the author offers us a vibrant and captivating story, where emotion, reflection and the beauty of human encounters mingle. This luminous collection celebrates the magic of exchange and discovery, and reminds us with force and poetry that it is in meeting others that our own truth is drawn.
Ultimately, Fatshimetrie is much more than a simple collection of encounters: it is a true initiatory journey to the heart of the human soul, a poignant testimony on the power of emotion and mutual understanding. Through these fifty stories, François Armanet reminds us with talent and subtlety that it is in the diversity and richness of encounters that all the beauty of our existence resides.