If you assume that political competition is always a bit of a race for popularity, then it’s also a race for visibility. And literature in particular is his great passion: “Literature allows me to escape from everyday life”.īeing a minister means – in principle – devoting body and soul to one’s role. Bruno Le Maire justified himself on Twitter on April 27, stating that he was “dedicated to serving the French” and assuring that “two things are non-negotiable: Spending time with my loved ones and cultivating my passion”. In fact, “La fugue américaine” is the fifth book published in four years by Bruno Le Maire, who has been severely challenged by the Covid crisis and now with inflation. Also according to Canard Enchaîné, Bruno Le Maire told the President of the Republic that his contract with the publisher Gallimard obliged him to publish this new book because of the advance he had received. “That ministers publish books instead of taking care of their ministry, that doesn’t seem serious. “Everyone will wonder how the economy minister can write so many books”, the head of state complained.
The publication of the book and the numerous comments have made Emmanuel Macron quite angry, as reported by the Canard Enchaîné. But there is much more political strategy behind the literary ambitions than meets the eye. France’s Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire’s new book was met with derision and astonishment because of an erotic passage.
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