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Sinologist, novelist, translator and essayist

To paraphrase the "teaser" [see URL: http:// laquinzaine.wordpress.com / category / teasing-the-numbers / ] of heading 1026 (16-30 November 2010) of The Fortnight literary that opens on the item Mauritius Mourier devotes the last collection of essays Jean Levi China is a horse and the universe an idea ( Maurice Nadeau ed. , 2010, p. 156), I would say that all those passion for China and do not miss a single production of this iconoclastic sinologist, like all those who think they know this country and all those, too many who do not know the work of Jean Levi sinological will find great pleasure and a real intellectual stimulation to watch and listen to excerpts from a " Interview with Jean Levi sinologist, novelist, translator and essayist " filmed by director Gilles Nadeau .

The page from which you can access short videos 13 provides information on the work that comes out these days and in which John Levi " discusses a topic that had already dealt in a first novel, published in 1985 Grand Emperor and his automata , the personality of Qin Shi Huangdi, the first emperor of ancient China history. This study is the starting point for thinking about the despotism, the manipulation of language and the limitations faced by historians to account for facts like massacres, of which there are more compelling evidence. It is interesting to note that all these areas remain sadly relevant today. "

I pull the last video in which John Levi explains why he became interested in ancient China, this phrase:" One can not understand this society, Chinese all cases that recovering this historical background. "

Note also that with Alain Thoth, the great expert on Chinese military strategies (see this old ticket ) Has offered a few weeks a new version of his translation of Sunzi bingfa 孙子兵 法 in a luxurious format: Sun Tzu, The Art of War (New World editions, "coffee table book," 2010, 255 p.) (See the description on the publisher's website ) .

There was mention of this book yesterday Tuesday, November 16, around 16:30, on France Culture in the second part of the program " In more ways than one . You can still listen Jacques Munier and his guest on the radio site or via podcast page of the issue. (PK)