Catherine ReyAug 24, 20236 min readThe voice of the galley slaves2003. For the first time in my life, I “made” the literary season. I had the marvelous impression of entering the big leagues. The 2003...
Catherine ReyJul 15, 20236 min readWhere do we write from ?Text published in the online journal Secousse #26 (06/2023) as part of the survey "Is the style right-wing ? " proposed following the...
Catherine ReyJul 26, 202216 min readThe third sexThere's a magazine collecting dust on my shelf. I leaf through it again. Judging by the pictures, it is aimed at young women: students...
Catherine ReyJun 29, 20222 min readGardensThey had gardens. Gardens as round as eggs and enclosed like nests bounded by branches in which they walked and conversed. They followed...
Catherine ReyJun 27, 20229 min readFaraway countryOn the day following the launch of my last book, I caught the train back to Sydney. I was going to meet Natalie at her hotel. It took...
Catherine ReyJun 13, 202212 min readMiscellaneous on translation Any migrant moving to a foreign country not as a child, but as an adult, knows that his past is bound to be wiped out. In the host...
Catherine ReyMar 13, 202211 min readMother tongueThe first literary text that I wrote was published in English in 2013, sixteen years after I settled in Australia. It was a commissioned...