The result determines the place of the individual in society until a countermovement with subversive actions undermines the system. There, citizens gather every two years to evaluate each other according to their behaviour, work efficiency, and other criteria. In 1999, he presented his debut novel, »La Zone du Dehors« (tr: The Outer Zone), which is set in the year 2084 on an imaginary satellite of Saturn. His playful use of the French language – exemplified by Alain Damasio’s preference for neologisms – is another typical component of his work. He often creates dystopian-looking future scenarios that unfold their political dimension by drawing from contemporary phenomena and taking them a step further. In his work, which is significantly influenced by the French philosopher Gilles Deleuze, he devotes himself above all to the organization of the world and human coexistence. He abandoned his studies at a business school to write. An exchange produced by Laure Porthé and captured by Sylvain Pinot.Alain Damasio was born in Lyon in 1969. We met with the author during this night made of discourses and public readings, for a conversation on his novel “ Les Furtifs”, his adventures with anthropologist Baptiste Morizot and our lives lives in increasingly heavy technological cocoons. The 5th edition of European Lab Winter Forum titled “Night of the Living Living” was focused on his latest novel “Les Furtifs” (The Stealth), a galvanizing work, ode to those who fight to reconnect with the living. Through his highly political and thought-provoking writing, Damasio questions the place of mankind in a technology-driven world. Convinced that sci-fi can depict – and change – the world, his book “La Horde du contrevent” published in 2004 is met with popular and critical acclaim.
Also available in FrançaisĬommitted writer, Alain Damasio became one of France’s most recognised science fiction authors. Today, this exchange shared with novelist Alain Damasio, on his book “Les Furtifs”.
We take this opportunity to dive back in the highlights of the previous installments. European Lab Winter Forum is back on the 22nd of January for a day of discourses at Ground Control in Paris, focused on migration narratives.
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