Through Cahors editorial staff
Published on 24 June 21 at 16:02
Friday, June 18, 2021 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., in front of the Prayssac Press House in the Lot, the tireless visually impaired sportsman David Labarre dedicated his biography “The adventure as far as the eye can see” written by Jean-Pierre Alaux, this well-known Lotois author of many series but also mayor of Albas and candidate for the departmental elections this Sunday, June 20 in his canton.
The author came to present this biography dedicated to David Labarre, silver medalist at the London Paralympic Games in 2012, a character with an exceptional career.
A disabled sports champion
David Labarre is a child of Comminges, he is 32 years old. He suffered from Stargardt’s disease and lost his sight, which did not prevent him from becoming an international cecifoot player. He also practices mountaineering, glacier climbing, cycling. He has made many of the most difficult expeditions to Aneto peak, on Mont Blanc, Mount Tobkal, and for the Telethon, climbing Mount Albaron in winter. Today he wants to tackle the Himalayas and Aconcagua (6,900 m). He made an incredible strength of his handicap. It is this incredible energy that impressed Jean-Pierre Alaux and made him want to tell about this atypical journey. The book published by Elytis and prefaced by Samuel Le Bihan, in the “Great Travelers” collection, was released on September 17, 2020. Jean-Pierre Alaux today kept his promise to return with this amazing athlete to this House de la Presse de Prayssac as announced during the dedication of his book “Fontaine je ne boirai pas de ton eau” in September 2020.
Simplicity, listening and modesty
Simplicity, modesty, listening to this great champion allowed great encounters, long discussions with other more modest amateur athletes, who came to have the book signed. They all testified to their curiosity, to their admiration and also to evoke memories, the difficulties encountered for them also on these courses, and simply to share their personal sporting experiences.
Bruno David, visually impaired, city councilor with his new guide dog Pipa, did not miss the appointment. He himself is an amateur athlete, former firefighter, judoka, mountain hiker, which, he says, “allowed him to make positive, exciting, encouraging encounters with other active people, fully alive despite their disability”. They discussed together the common knowledge of champions, all visually impaired like Julien Taurines bronze medalist at the Beijing Paralympic Games in 2008 in judo, Pascale Casanova Olympic multichampion in alpine skiing 11 medals, Nicolas Moineau world champion handi-climbing all categories, who trains in Cahors but also in Prayssac. “We can only admire the course of David Labarre” added Jean-Pierre Alaux, “he repeats to me that if there was a wand which restored his sight, he would throw it away because he wants to keep his handicap. is part of him ”. A beautiful lesson in life and enjoyable reading for the summer!
Christiane Kohler-Gicollet dedication on June 25 in Prayssac
At the Prayssac Press House, Philippe and Brigitte Laurens will welcome on Friday June 25, 2021 from 9 am to 12:30 pm, author Christiane Kohler-Gicollet for the presentation and dedication of her novel “Victoire ou la mémoire des femmes” .
This book is published by Edilivre. Christiane Kohler-Gicollet has already published a fictionalized autobiography: “La Mémoire Poivre et Sel” by Éditions des Ecrivains in 2002. The author takes advantage of these moments of free time to devote herself to writing her second novel, a fiction on the intergenerational role of women who have their roots in Auvergne.
This novel traces the destiny of four generations of women, of which Victoire is the pillar. They are confronted with the daily life of a century rich in events and progress: Victorine, a woman of reason, will have to survive after the First World War to raise her daughter Victoire on her own; Victoire, a woman of conviction with a strong personality, put her career on hold to devote herself to her family while adapting to circumstances; Violette, a woman of passion, will have to make difficult choices to achieve a happiness that will break down too soon; Valentine, a woman of emancipation, will choose to live out her passions without limits. Four exceptional women, with different destinies, linked by universal values with the common denominator: love …
BRIGITTE GUIGNEBAULT
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