Bibliotopia 2026 | Interview with Adèle Yon

When Being “Too Much” Disturbs
Moderated by Salomé Kiner

Adèle Yon is a French author, film studies researcher, and chef. She wrote a thesis on the “female phantom double” in cinema as part of the SACRe art and research laboratory. Following this, "My True Name Is Elisabeth", to be translated by Alice Yang, and published in English in 2027 by Fitzcarraldo Editions, is an investigation into the silenced history of her great-grandmother, who was diagnosed with schizophrenia in 1950. Punctuated with archival excerpts and interviews, this hybrid work, blending essay and memoir, tackles with force and sensitivity the misogynist violence perpetrated by twentiethcentury psychiatry, as well as the toxicity of secrets.

Fondation Jan Michalski, Sunday 31 May 2026