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[...] And the gaze of the 'special envoy'9 as presented by the newspaper, is different from the great reporter, the classic journalist who sometimes has to be careful not to overly infuse his articles with his subjectivity. The writer is freer, free to deliver his impressions, free to give his opinions. And consequently, his writing is more alive. This is how Jean Cocteau can, according to him, reach a popular audience, by presenting his travel notebooks with authenticity and sincerity in the pages of the Paris-Soir newspaper rather than in the literary work that will appear later at Gallimard. [...]
[...] If we think about the authors who could continue on the momentum of Jean Cocteau's initiative in this way of associating literature and travel narrative, we can think of Gustave Le Clézio, who nourishes all his work with his discovery of the world, the curiosity he shows in observing the world around him, the Other. Material Ecstasy for example, he exalts nature in contact with the Embera Indians in a pantheistic perspective. Primary Bibliography Cocteau Jean, My First Voyage, Around the World in 80 Days, Paris, Éditions Gallimard, « The Imaginary », 1936. Secondary Bibliography and Sitography Journal Paris-Soir https://www.radiofrance.fr/franceculture/podcasts/les-nuits-de-france-culture/entretiens-avec-jean-cocteau-11-14-1ere-diffusion-30-04-1951-chaine-nationale-6067529 Berthier, P., « Gautier, Simenon, Kessel, journalists-writers: what status? French today 32- https://doi.org/10.3917/lfa.134.0032 Cendrars Blaise, L'Eubage. At the antipodes of unity, with 5 etchings by Joseph Hecht. [...]
[...] It is worth recalling that at the time, the paperback book did not exist and that a certain amount had to be paid to access a work. The paperback book having participated in a certain democratization of culture. We can also specify on this subject that Jules Verne's own work appeared in the form of serials: 'Jules Verne's work initially appeared as a serial in the daily newspaper Le Temps, from November 6 to December 22, 1872'7. - The public watches the world tour of Cocteau live. This allows the reader to feel as if they are with him. [...]
[...] Jean Cocteau, in line with his political commitment and values, therefore wanted to reach a popular audience beyond the demands of some of his plays, for example. In a rather logical way, he chose as a starting point the travel narrative and not just any, since it is the famous Tour du monde en 80 jours" of Jules Verne, a book that excites the imagination of readers and especially children, an author who is sometimes shunned, scorned by the academic community. [...]
[...] Gide André, Return from the U.R.S.S., Paris, Gallimard, 1936. « Nicolas Bouvier : The Mediating Body », Viatica [Online] 2014, published online on March accessed on May URL: http://journals.openedition.org/viatica/392; DOI: https://doi.org/10.52497/viatica392 Meizoz, « Posture and Poetics of a Wanderer: Cendrars. Poetics 297- https://doi.org/10.3917/poeti.147.0297 Ozwald, T., "The Lion of Joseph Kessel, an ethological novel, an ethnological novel. Roman 20- 123-134. https://doi.org/10.3917/r2050.045.0123 Würgel Bertille, « Around the World in 80 Days and its adaptations: what topicality for Jules Verne's Extraordinary Voyage? », Littératures. [...]
