L'ile Aux Trente Cercueils- le Feuilleton

This is the trailer for the TV series that is currently infuencing my children's book (work in progress)  "Coffin Island". The story was very dark and even though I was not allowed to watch it, I would get out of bed, sneak behind my parents' chair to try and catch a few glimpses.

Image courtesy of Valerie Pezeron. Cpyright 2012. Do not reproduce without permissions.

Of course what I saw made a lasting impression and I believesome of my work fits in the fantasy horror genre with heavy religious connotations because of that series! It traumatised an entire generation of French kids!

Cesars Awards "Revelations" - translation

This is the translation for the French Cesar awards "revelations" video. It is not perfect, I am not a professional translator, but I am french and that helps! Enjoy (bar one or two mistakes or misses!)

"Body and Soul"

Look at me at this very instant naked,

free in body and spirit,

blaming only myself for the pressure I put myself under,

I surrender body and soul,

untainted again, I am whole,

I go back to chaos,

my DNA scattered for ever, I enter the dance,

escaping from myself,

my art will be to act,

In your dreams I will become flesh

I will make words subtly resound, 

Like fruits under my tongue,

I give you my skin,

Torn apart, incensed, content with tears and laughter,

You would be breathless with cries, light, with the crowd…

I want to be brunk

Your “impossible”, your “unrevealed”

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Come cold or stage freight, uncertain times,

I will remain deaf to the sellers of puff,

I have faith, I dive in,

at this very instant naked, free in body and soul

I surrender body and soul,

Look at me, look at me,

The road is free

Laurent de Bartillat

Jungle Queen!