guest of BFM Politics this Sunday, the Minister of Economy and Finance, including an extract from the latest work american fugue is widely commented on on social networks, urges his critics to read his book, “the story of a human and musical adventure”.
“What I believe is that a minister must keep his freedom to write, to play sports, his freedom to have the lines of flight he wishes.” A week after the publication of his new novel american runaway, an extract of which has been widely commented on on social networks, Bruno Le Maire, defended himself on the set of BFM Politique this Sunday.
“I invite everyone to read this book. All those who are interested in music, in Vladimir Horowitz, in European culture, in this tragedy that was the 20th century will find in it the story of a human adventure and musical”, argued the Minister of Economy and Finance on our antenna.
“I’ll send him the book”
April 27, the day of publication of american runaway, dedicated to pianist Vladimir Horowitz, an extract was widely shared and commented on on social networks: that of an erotic scene between his character, Oskar Wertheimer, and a certain Julia.
Taken up by some opposition deputies, the excerpt was also rewritten by the writer Nicolas Mathieu, Prix Goncourt 2018. If Bruno Le Maire claims not to have “read” it, he emphasizes that it is “a great honor “to have a passage from his book “rewritten by a Goncourt prize”.
“I’m going to send him the book so he can read it in its entirety. (…) He rewrote 10 lines but the book is 473 pages,” he added with a smile.
“I take it all with detachment”
The very prolific minister, who has released five books in six years, claims to devote himself to writing “early in the morning”, “on weekends” and “on holidays”. Bruno Le Maire slips having sent it to Emmanuel Macron and Élisabeth Borne, as well as to friends, whose feedback he appreciates.
He refutes, however, talking about it with the President of the Republic. “With him, I talk about subjects that concern us directly, the economy, employment, the green industry bill, that seems to me to be a priority”. If some say that the release of the novel “annoys” him, according to our political journalist Benjamin Duhamel, the minister affirms that it is only “noise, rumors and underground agitation”.
Before continuing: “I take all this with detachment. It does not interest me much, so I move forward. I write when I feel the need, for the rest I devote myself 100% to my task as minister. of Economy and Finance.
“I have become very impervious to the noises of the city and the noises of the court. They take you away from the essentials, from your work as a minister and from your personal passions. It is good to have ministers who have passions personal”, concluded Bruno Le Maire.
