She has in her eyes the playfulness of a woman for whom the adventure of words is mixed with the adventure of life. In the office of his Paris apartment in the 9th arrondissement, a miniature reproduction of the Rosetta Stone, the part of the stela that made it possible to decipher the hieroglyphs, itself symbolizes the history of an existence spent studying languages.
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Sitting humbly in a dark leather armchair, Henriette Walter invites anyone who wants to hear a lover’s story to take a seat. last job Two thousand words to tell the world (Books), is the culmination of work begun 50 years ago by this 93-year-old lady.
Career rather than marriage
It all started in 1929, in Sfax, Eastern Tunisia. Born to an Italian father and a French mother, Henriette Saada grew up in an environment where Italian, French, Maltese and Arabic were spoken. Educated in an Italian school, he is deeply immersed in Dante’s language, which he also speaks with his grandfather. “With…
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Source: Le Figaro
I am David Wyatt, a professional writer and journalist for Buna Times. I specialize in the world section of news coverage, where I bring to light stories and issues that affect us globally. As a graduate of Journalism, I have always had the passion to spread knowledge through writing.