by Jean-Claude Carrière · ISBN 9782259217378
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«Mémoire espagnole» is a memoir by Jean-Claude Carrière about Spain, published by Plon in 2012 (326 pages, in French).
Carrière evokes his memories and experiences in Spain throughout the twentieth century, interweaving the country's history with personal memory and encounters with prominent figures of his intellectual life. The result is a subjective gaze that portrays the art, culture, and complexity of a nation seen by a French intellectual.
Associated subjects are history, intellectual life, and travel; the setting is Spain in the twentieth century.
For readers interested in personal memory, cultural history, and the relationship of French intellectuals with twentieth-century Spain.
Jean-Claude Carrière was a French novelist, screenwriter and actor. He received an Academy Award for best short film for co-writing Heureux Anniversaire (1963), and was later given an Honorary Oscar in 2014. He was nominated for the Academy Award three other times for his work in The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972), That Obscure Object of Desire (1977), and The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988). He also won a César Award for Best Original Screenplay in The Return of Martin Guerre (1983).
