Patrick Raveau
Patrick Raveau was born in 1957 and lives in Poissy, where he taught philosophy. Around thirty of his short stories have been published in fiction and fantasy magazines and regional newspapers, along with essays on contemporary poets. A novel, Hydriss, was published in 2014 by Asgard. Several books of poetry have also been published, including four by L'Harmattan and the most recent by Unicité.
In the fourteenth century, a monk discovers a blank manuscript in his abbey's library and decides to write down the history of his community. Seven centuries later, a young man stumbles upon the same book, only the first few pages of which have been filled with writing by the cleric. From this encounter blossoms a long correspondence, rich in reflections and questions, between the two men. This correspondence is fraught with risk, as the monk faces being burned at the stake by the Holy Inquisition should a malicious eye discover his secret activity. But what will become of the mysterious book? In this short, profoundly humanist novel, philosophy and fantasy intertwine around the very notion of time. Order Press Release
