Raconter le monde par l'intime

By Ivan Berquiez

Lire en français (FR) - version originale

Music: Klit Osiris

Ivan would like us to talk about friendship the way we talk about love. As he enters adulthood, watching his best friend drift away and other friends prioritize their relationships, he interviews different pairs of friends to understand their relationship with friendship - and his own, of course. Promise: he'll save friendship!

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Ivan Berquiez

Ivan Berquiez is a student in the MFA in Creative writing at Paris 8 University. He has published several texts in magazines in France (PD La Revue, Les Embrouillonnements, La Variation...) and internationally (Le Pied, Moebius, Femlu, Caractère...). He is also a psychiatrist practicing in a community health center.

Crédit photo : Lucas Schlott

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