Get carried away by Isabelle Mentré’s voice! Through a selection of texts, the actress takes you right to the heart of the exhibition ‘The Soul of Perfumery’.
As early as 1864, Edmond de Goncourt noted that the description of scents and fragrances ...
Get carried away by Isabelle Mentré’s voice! Through a selection of texts, the actress takes you right to the heart of the exhibition ‘The Soul of Perfumery’.
As early as 1864, Edmond de Goncourt noted that the description of scents and fragrances had established itself as a major theme in the literary works of his time. To illustrate this literary trend, the Espace Richaud invites you on a two-part journey, exploring a variety of styles that engage in dialogue with one another.
Session 1: 6 December 2026
Charles Baudelaire, two poems from *Les Fleurs du Mal*
Huysmans, *A rebours*
Balzac, *Le Père Goriot*
Zola, *Le Ventre de Paris* (the cheeses)
Flaubert, *Bouvard et Pécuchet*
Stéphane Mallarmé, *La Dernière mode*
Session 2: 24 January 2027
Robert de Montesquiou, *Le Pays des aromates*
Balzac, *César Birotteau*
Zola, *Le Ventre de Paris* (the fish market)
Proust, *Du côté de chez Swann*
Georges Simenon, *Mon ami Maigret*