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115: Éric Chacour (What I Know About You) audio only

Charlie and Éric Chacour (What I Know About You) discuss Egypt in the 1970s for the Levantine community and LGBT people, the famous French-Egyptian singer Dalida, Romeo and Juliet, Éric's use of the second person, and author and translator working together on writing that had been in place for 15 years. A transcript is available on my site : http://wormhole.carnelianvalley.com/p... General references: Dalida's Helwa ya Baladi :    • Helwa Ya Baladi (داليدا – حلوة يا بلدي) [C...   Books mentioned by name or extensively: Éric Chacour: What I Know About You Buy the books in the UK: https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/episode... Buy the books in the US: https://bookshop.org/lists/episode-11... Release details: recorded 20th September 2024; published 10th February 2025 Where to find Éric online Facebook:   / %c3%89ric-chacour-100088229191092   Instagram :   / ericchacour   Where to find Charlie online Website: http://wormhole.carnelianvalley.com Twitter:   / carnelianvalley   Instagram:   / charlieplacebooks   TikTok:   / charlieplacebooks   Discussions 02:09 Éric's initial inspiration, Romeo and Juliet, for What I Know About You (he'd been writing the book for years) 05:18 The writing itself, including the use of the second person (Charlie has pointed out Éric's dedication to syllables and language) and the translation 10:31 The political backdrop, the use of it, and the decades chosen 13:29 The time period in terms of the LGBT community and Tarek's choices in that context 14:55 Entangled protons and love 16:25 Could Tarek have stayed with his family? 18:24 More on reader's interpretations and reactions 20:53 Nesrine and Mira and their importance 26:35 The servant, Fatheya 29:16 Talking of the impossibility of another point of view and the ending 31:20 Éric tells us why he included Vivienne 33:11 More about theatrical inspirations, and then we get on to how Éric wanted to be a songwriter 37:44 Dalida 39:22 Should we blame the grandmother? 41:54 Reality and fiction in terms of Rafik's narrative owing much to imagination and interpretation 45:41 What's next? Photo credit: Justine Latour Disclosure: If you buy books linked to my site, I may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookshops