Conférence - La fiction romanesque : du mensonge à la magie, par Geoffrey Pauly, agrégé et docteur en littérature.

We know from childhood that novels do not tell the truth: they invent stories and characters, distort reality and make up facts. But the fact that it is a lie doesn't stop us from reading it and even enjoying it. In this way, fictional novels shift from lies to magic: they distort the world in order to re-enchant it, turning readers into amazed spectators watching a conjuring act.