The multi-talented singer-songwriter and musician published his very first novel this year, Les gusts du carême. It is also the first Louisiana novel published in the French language in nearly 130 years. In this interview, Zachary Richard confides in Catherine Richer about what inspired his book, a fusion between the family story and the history of Louisiana.
On the occasion of their 60th anniversary, Éditions du Boréal invited authors Akos Verboczy, Maya Ombasic and Émilie Ndejuru to a discussion around immigration, its repercussions on their lives and their experiences as immigrants. A current topic that has shaped their writing.
Immediately after the interview with Zachary Richard, we will want to immerse ourselves in the culture of Louisiana with Barry Jean Ancelet, professor emeritus and full researcher at the Center for Louisiana Studies at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He is also a poet, playwright and singer (under the pen name Jean Arceneaux) and French-speaking activist, and he will tell the history of Louisiana through his literature.