How a book about yoga became a meditation on grief
Jun 06, 2022
2 minutes
By Jane Graham
The French writer and filmmaker Emmanuel Carrère is a divisive figure. Lauded by the European literati (Julian Barnes is not alone in considering him “the most impressive writer in Europe”), Carrère’s excavation of his family life has drawn criticism on grounds of exploitation, insensitivity and invasion of privacy. His ex-wife, Hélène Devynck, publicly accused him of breaching an
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