{"id":721,"date":"2011-10-26T20:14:38","date_gmt":"2011-10-26T19:14:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/elmalet.co.uk\/?p=721"},"modified":"2011-10-26T21:45:00","modified_gmt":"2011-10-26T20:45:00","slug":"un-brillant-avenir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elmalet.co.uk\/?p=721","title":{"rendered":"Un brillant avenir"},"content":{"rendered":"

Un Brillant Avenir<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0par Catherine Cusset<\/p>\n

Ils traversent de vastes pelouses dess\u00e9ch\u00e9es avant de parvenir au monumental palais du Peuple, blanc comme un g\u00e2teau recouvert de gla\u00e7age.<\/p>\n

‘C’est plut\u00f4t beau,’ dit Marie.<\/p>\n

“Tais-toi,” ordonna Alex. Elle le regarde avec surprise.<\/p>\n

‘Ceausescu a ras\u00e9 tout un quartier pour construire ce palais de m\u00e9galomane, Marie. Il a d\u00e9truit des \u00e9glises baroques qui \u00e9taient des petits bijoux, des synagogues, un labyrinthe de ruelles et de maisons anciennes. Ne dit jamais que c’est beau. Les gens parlent fran\u00e7ais ici.’<\/p>\n

Elle lui fait ses excuses, mais le ton abrupt d’Alex l’a bless\u00e9e. Est-ce sa faute \u00e0 elle s’il est n\u00e9 dans un pays gouvern\u00e9 pendant vingt ans par un tyran ? Pourquoi lui reproche-t-il son insensibilit\u00e9 ?<\/p>\n

A Brilliant Future\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0by Catherine Cusset<\/p>\n

They crossed vast dry lawns before reaching The People’s Palace, as white as a cake covered in icing.<\/p>\n

‘It’s rather beautiful,’ said\u00a0Marie.<\/p>\n

‘Shut up!’ ordered Alex. She looked at him in surprise.<\/p>\n

‘Ceausescu\u00a0demolished this whole district to build this megalomaniac’s palace, Marie. He destroyed baroque churches that were little jewels, synagogues, a labyrinth of\u00a0tiny streets and\u00a0old houses. Never\u00a0call it beautiful. People can understand\u00a0French, here.’<\/p>\n

She apologized, but Alex’s abrupt tone had hurt her. Was it her fault if he had been born in a\u00a0country governed for twenty years by a tyrant? Why\u00a0was he reproaching her for her ignorance?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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