Les ruines d'Angkor | Piano & Text
by Philippe Larsen & Ezaka Rakotondramanana
A poetic and musical musing through the ruins of Angkor.
Published: 2018
Authors: Philippe Larsen & Ezaka Rakotondramanana
Language : French
The text read by the author comes from Fukishima apres la pluie, Esquisses (Unayok Editions, 2016, 130 p., digital edition 2019 ASIN B08285Q1YD), a series of travel sketches.
‘Angkor’, the chapter read in this audio file, speaks of a creative rebirth: ‘Des ruines d’Angkor s’écrivit une résurrection, la mienne.’ [From the ruins of Angkor a resurrection has been written, my own rebirth.] A fleeting love story with a Khmer girl, Kun-Thea, leaves ‘l’empreinte d’un amour qui passera les saisons seches abrité sous des feuilles de palétuvier, qui résistera aux épisodes des pluies (…), une empreinte qui s’inscrit a l’infini.’ [the imprint of a love that will spend the dry seasons sheltered under mangrove leaves, and resist the outbursts of rain (…), an imprint that inscribed in infinity].
Audio excerpt from the performance “Fukushima, après la pluie — un livre, un piano”, texts by Philippe Larsen, composition and piano by Ezaka Rakotondramanana.
Tags: music, literature, modern French literature, travelogue
About the Authors
Philippe Larsen
Philippe Larsen is a French-Swiss writer who has published two books and various texts in European cultural magazines.
Ezaka Rakotondramanana
Ezaka Rakotondramana is a French music composer and teacher of Malagasyi origin who teaches piano and composition to young students in the Montpellier area (South of France).
Exploring various forms of music and theater, she is also a singer and a performer with a the Compagnie Arcturus, co-founded with writer Philippe Larsen.