On 6 September 2000, Eric Courthès
was 40 when he met the writer
Paraguayan Augusto Roa Bastos
, and he had already read his book in 1993
I the Supreme (prices
Cervantes 1990). One of the greatest novels
dictatorship, under which the author
puts us in mind of the dictator
Francia, who ruled his country
early nineteenth century. Eric Courthès
is befriended the writer, which makes it
Aimé Bonpland discovered by chance in
through a footnote on page. It
this meeting and this reading was born
his passion for the destiny of
botanist, Charentais like him. At
From there, the professor decides to
devoted to the study of his life, and to pay tribute
with a first novel. So he goes on the trail of
Bonpland and its descendants.
a two-year journey that will take him in particular up
SantaMaria Fe
to Paraguay in August 2007, where the botanist
was kept under house arrest by order of
Francia dictator for ten years.
Almost three years later, in April
2010, The voyage without return of Aimé Bonpland
(Edition L'Harmattan)
saw the day before and in March 2009,
a play was performed by his former
Students High School Valin La Rochelle
. The book written in the first person
paints a portrait of "the eternal
traveler" and its many
lives: his scientific expeditions, his Paraguayan
life, his loves
Argentine ... We discover a hero, an adventurer
, and above all a man
free. A fervent defender of freedom, it
fought against the enslavement of indigenous
then under the yoke of colonization English and has contributed greatly to the development of knowledge
botanical and geological. After
an expedition to Latin America,
Aimé Bonpland and Alexander von Humboldt Scientific
bring with them an incredible
samples, geological notes,
economic, cartographic, etc.. "I would not
had the courage to do the same trip
" says Eric, however.
"I confess, I
deflated!" He adds-
amused.
must say that this expedition
lasted five years (1799-1804) and
is one of the most remarkable expeditions
scientists ever realized. Spain, Cuba, Venezuela,
Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico ...
the two men had no fear
to satisfy their thirst for scientific discovery
. In addition to being brilliant
scholars, they were also humanists
and best friends.
"Humboldt is the equivalent of Einstein
geology. Both men give us
in "Free Area" a beautiful lesson
friendship since they save each other
life and remain in contact until
their death. "
The teacher invites everyone to discover
Beloved Bonpland
by buying his book or go see the screening of the film 
Aire Libre September 22
to 17 hours at the Maison de la culture . Filmed in English, the film Aire Libre September 22 
Luis Armando Roche, released in 1997 with Roy Dupuis (Mesrine), tells shipping both men and their guide
Pedro Montañar
in Venezuela. Through
promoting his book and the film
Aire Libre, Eric
seeks to convey his fascination
adventurer and
to educate her students on
notions of slavery,
freedom and colonization. The funds raised by
through this action will be used to fund a cultural trip
with his students
Easter Island, scheduled from 3 to 9 February
. Eric struggles to find
funds and appealed to all
good will: "I am looking for sponsors,
and even if people can not come
, they can send a check to
accounting officer of the school
Aorai. The film
CBS
Aire Libre de Luis Armando Roche
released in Venezuela in 1997, tells a simple and concise
authenticity of the journey
Bonpland and Humboldt in Venezuela. One
presented as a scientific and charming
player, passionate about orchids and this
they evoke for him the beauty of women
. The other, composed, and Puritan.
an adventure punctuated by events:
childbirth in the middle of an earth tremor
or a love scene
interrupted by a shower of shooting stars. • Projection
September 22 at the House of
culture. Entry: 1000 XPF (
it is always possible to give more ...). Book Awards: 2500
Fcfp (the purchase of the book will
free access to the film, all the books sold at this time
will supply a special fund of the school
Aorai to to fund the trip to Rapa Nui
on the trail of Pierre Loti). Eric
Courthès, professor of English at the Lycée
Aorai makes
relive the physician and botanist Aimé Bonpland
La Rochelle, in recounting the
no return
an insatiable traveler.
by promoting his book and holding
the September 22 screening of "Aire Libre"
on
scientific expedition to Venezuela, he firmly intends
collect funds to go with her students
Rapa Nui.
Explanations. Eric
COURTHÈS
Biographer explorer Aimé Bonpland he pays tribute in a first novel
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redac@lesnouvelles.pf or by mail: The News - BP 629 - Papeete. The teacher invites
everyone to discover
Aimé Bonpland
or by buying his book
,
either going to see the film
Aire Libre
on September 22 to 17 hours at
House culture. FREE AREA
"Educate students on the concepts
of slavery,
freedom and colonization "
Monday, September 20, 2010 New
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LOG BOOK
4 Couth Eric grew up in the island of Oleron,
from 1967 to 1987, years marked also by its first major
travel
Latin America. He meets
4 September 2000 Augusto Roa Bastos
in Paraguay, which will toggle
his life to research and creation.
4 From 2003 to 2010, he published in French and English
four tests, four translations
a collection of stories and news
and thirty scholarly articles.
4 He published his first novel
Paris avril 2010.
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