# Event Details - **Event Name**: The Monuments of Paris: Rewriting Family History with Violaine Huisman - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 12 May, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Tue, 12 May, 2026 at 07:30 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: Join acclaimed author Violaine Huisman as she presents her latest novel, exploring family, memory, and hidden WWII history.About this EventFollowing the international success of The Book of Mother, which explored her beautiful, bipolar mother’s life, Violaine Huisman turns in her latest novel, The Monuments of Paris, to two towering figures at the center of her family story: her father and her grandfather, exploring the myths and contradictions that shaped her inheritance and whose legacy continue to shape French cultural life. Her father, Denis Huisman, emerges as a larger-than-life figure, “an iconoclast, an unclassifiable, flamboyant, Balzacian character,” while the story of her grandfather, Georges Huisman, is that of a man shaped by the meritocratic ideals of the French Republic: a Jewish civil servant, leading cultural figure of 1930s France, and founder of the Cannes Film Festival. From the gilded halls of the Élysée Palace, he rose to the highest levels of the state before losing everything under the Vichy regime, stripped of his position, dispossessed, forced into hiding, and nearly erased from history Reconstructing a past she did not witness, Violaine Huisman draws on archives and family narratives to trace a path from power to dispossession, weaving in Proustian figures where the record falls silent, and blending historical precision with literary mastery. This conversation will be followed by a Q&A, a book signing, and a reception. In person event in English. Praise for The Monuments of Paris“An enthralling view into a family’s mysteries.” — Publisher’s Weekly “Another artful family dissection performed by Huisman.” — Kirkus“Violaine Huisman explores and contests the myths surrounding the great men of her family, using fiction where the official archives fall silent. The Monuments of Paris is a moving elegy for her accomplished, mercurial, outrageous father—and a beautiful act of disobedience.” — Ben Lerner, author of Transcription and The Topeka School[“In Violaine Huisman’s captivating novel, the real monuments of Paris are not its buildings, but its people—a grand, multigenerational family saga, blending the history of France with intimate personal narratives.” — Anne Berest, author of The PostcardPraise for The Book of Mother, A NovelLonglisted for the 2022 International Booker Prize A New York Times Notable Book A Library Journal Best Book of 2021 Prix Françoise Sagan and the Prix Marie Claire. "Marvelous... superbly effective. One develops a soft spot for many of Huisman’s characters, despite their hideous and sometimes criminal behavior..."—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker "Huisman initially narrates from her childhood perspective, then zooms out to cover the whole of Maman’s life..."— The New Yorker, In brief "A prize-winning sensation in France, Huisman’s witty, immersive autofiction showcases a Parisian childhood with a charismatic, depressed parent."— Oprah Daily “That the madness of Violaine’s childhood left her 'deeply marked' is both hardly in doubt and not the subject of this tender, searching book...”— New York Times Book Review"Camhi’s translation from the French of Huisman’s debut novel conveys Violaine's steady compulsion to understand..."— Kirkus, starredAgenda🕑: 06:00 PM - 07:00 PMDiscussion & Q&A with Violaine Huisman🕑: 07:00 PM - 07:30 PMBook signing and reception - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/boston/the-monuments-of-paris-rewriting-family-history-with-violaine-huisman/100001986312525233 - **Event Categories**: Art, literary-art, Entertainment, Festivals - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 7, max: 10, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Boston - **state**: MA - **country**: United States - **location**: French Library / Alliance Française of Boston & Cambridge - **lat**: 42.3542157 - **long**: -71.0748136 - **full address**: French Library / Alliance Française of Boston & Cambridge, 53 Marlborough Street, Boston, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: The Monuments of Paris: Rewriting Family History with Violaine Huisman - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/f8307518816e2971765dae93f4c4d12bbe1ad41015927e5eac2e52304f0f52a6-rimg-w1200-h668-dcbbd2d9-gmir.jpg?v=1775108134 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is The Monuments of Paris: Rewriting Family History with Violaine Huisman being held? - **A:** The Monuments of Paris: Rewriting Family History with Violaine Huisman takes place on Tue, 12 May, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Tue, 12 May, 2026 at 07:30 pm at French Library / Alliance Française of Boston & Cambridge, 53 Marlborough Street, Boston, United States. - **Q**: How much do tickets cost for The Monuments of Paris: Rewriting Family History with Violaine Huisman? - **A:** Ticket prices for The Monuments of Paris: Rewriting Family History with Violaine Huisman range from USD 7 to USD 10 depending on the ticket type. Here's a full breakdown of available ticket types:Ticket TypePriceAvailabilityGeneral AdmissionUSD 10AvailableFrench Library MembersUSD 7Available - **Q**: Who is organizing The Monuments of Paris: Rewriting Family History with Violaine Huisman? - **A:** The Monuments of Paris: Rewriting Family History with Violaine Huisman is organized by The French Library. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** The Monuments of Paris: Rewriting Family History with Violaine Huisman is ideal for art lovers, trade professionals, collectors, and exhibition enthusiasts exploring the latest in their field. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Boston, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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