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Mathilde Forget in conversation with Verónica Ramírez

Of one’s own will

Arequipa 2025, 

Mathilde Forget (France) has been inspired by the events of her own life to write her second novel, De mon plein gré, a short, sharp book about a woman who ends up doubting her own version of the facts. A portrait of a legal system and administrative violence that blames and shames those who seek help, and where the ambiguities of the language used can create a battlefield. In conversation with Verónica Ramírez.

Simultaneous interpretation from French to Spanish available

Mathilde Forget in conversation with Verónica Ramírez