“Misericordia” – Reading for adults [EN]

A Literary Picnic?

Come and enjoy a lunch break for Wednesdays with a difference.

In the event of rain, the event will be held at the Manoir.

Grab your snacks!


The Perlamusica association takes you on a journey into a world of living history through their staged readings, which blend voices, music and imagination.

A four-part series

Misericordia, by Lídia Jorge, winner of the 2023 Prix Médicis for Foreign Literature, stands out as a profoundly human and unique work. Based on recordings and notes left by the author’s mother during the final year of her life in a care home, the book weaves an intimate narrative that blends memory, love, the end of life and a perspective on the world. Both poignant and imbued with subtle irony, this text delicately explores family ties, the passing on of knowledge and the human condition. Part diary, part literary creation, Misericordia strikes a remarkable balance between emotion, poetry and lucidity.

Hélène Cattin: acting and direction

Sophie Rudaz Mudry: piano and acting

Grégory Scalesia: guitar, electric guitar, mandolin and acting

Nicole Mottet: costumes

*A summary of the story is provided before each performance

Who is Lídia Jorge?

Lídia Jorge is a Portuguese writer who has penned novels, short stories, essays, poetry and columns.

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