The Secretary of State for the Social and Solidarity Economy deplores the “puritanical reactions” which followed the publication of the novel by the Minister of the Economy, stressing that many books include erotic scenes.
Expected support for Bruno Le Maire. After the publication of her latest book, of which an erotic passage has been widely commented on, Marlène Schiappa defends the cause of the Minister of the Economy.
“It’s crazy that in 2023, we are still witnessing such puritanical reactions, that we are offended that a minister writes a book in which there is an erotic scene as there are in so many novels”, laments the Secretary of State for the Social and Solidarity Economy in the columns of the Parisian.
The latter knows the situation well, also writing many books, including several of an erotic nature.
Bruno Le Maire’s latest book, american runaway, is dedicated to the pianist Vladimir Horowitz. It is the “story of a human and musical adventure”, according to the person concerned. If the erotic scene is particularly mocked on social networks, opposition has also pointed to a discrepancy between the literary activity of the minister – 5 books in 6 years – and the current context.
“As if we had to self-flagellate at all costs”
“Inflation is exploding, millions of people can no longer eat, fill their fridge, pay their rent. The country is fighting against pension reform. Meanwhile, Minister Bruno Le Maire is writing novels,” said for example castigated the rebellious Thomas Portes.
However, writing does not prevent the boss of Bercy from being hard at work, according to Marlène Schiappa. “Bruno Le Maire puts his alarm clock an hour before to write, he doesn’t steal time from anyone”, she explains, before lamenting:
“It’s as if having a passion was professional misconduct when you’re a minister. As if you had to beat yourself up at all costs.”
guest of Political BFM this Sunday, the person concerned defended himself in similar terms, judging that a “minister must keep his freedom to write”. “I write when I feel the need, for the rest I devote myself 100% to my task as Minister of Economy and Finance,” he added.
Before Bruno Le Maire, Marlène Schiappa had also created controversy by posing for the charming magazine Playboyin the midst of a conflict over pension reform.
