Cossyra

by Guillaume Lecasble

L’histoire dit que c’est par l’index, le majeur, l’annulaire, et l’auriculaire des mains de sa fille, la déesse Cossyra, que jadis le Vent soufflait : Borée, Euros, Notos, Zéphyros, Kaikias, Apéliote, Lips, Skyron. Il y a trois mille trois cents ans, Cossyra désobéit à son père par amour pour Chaloub un pêcheur de Sicile. Durant trente-trois siècles elle s’incarne une journée tous les cent ans sur l’île de Pantelleria, dans l’espoir de trouver le marin capable de la faire voguer jusqu’à l‘extrême sud de l’Inde pour rejoindre l’horizon des Vents.

152 pages, Paperback

Published June 1, 2023

About the author

Guillaume Lecasble was born in 1954. He started painting at the age of nineteen and had a first solo exhibition eleven years later. From his artwork—and particularly the portrait of a chorus of monks—he became inspired to experiment with new approaches to filmmaking. Various short films yielded a pair of characters (bonhomme & bonfemme) who then reincarnated themselves in a series of highly praised books for children. Painting continues to inspire and accompany his written and cinematographic work. Lobster, his first novel, was published to critical acclaim in France in 2003. His second novel, Cut, was published in 2004.