Writing can save the soul. We are taught by Simone Weil, Georges Perec, Jean Genet, Mary Shelley, Victor Hugo, Arthur Rimbaud, Alice Miller, Romain Gary, Gustave Flaubert, Primo Lévi and other great authors of world literature who appear in Boris's latest and exciting book. Cyrulnik. Many of them have been abandoned or have lost parents at an early age, have been victims of abuse or have struggled to survive, but have found in the written word a way out of the darkness and a universe in which to take refuge. Writing represents a possible path to transform and overcome trauma, pain or loss into life force. Traumatic events do not only induce despair and darkness, they can lead to creativity and the relentless search for light. Written words metamorphose suffering and can heal inner wounds. Boris Cyrulnik shows us this in this vibrant and inspiring book that combines testimonies from fa...read more