Antoine Leiris

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - "On Friday night you stole the life of an exceptional person, the love of my life, the mother of my son, but you will not have my hate." On November 13, 2015, Antoine Leiris’s wife, Hélène Muyal-Leiris, was killed by terrorists while attending a rock concert at the Bataclan Theater in Paris, in the deadliest attack on France since World War II. Three days later, Leiris wrote an open letter addressed directly to his wife’s killers, which he posted on Facebook. He refused to be cowed or to let his seventeen-month-old son’s life be defined by Hélène’s murder. He refused to let the killers have their way: “For as long as he lives, this little boy will insult you with his happiness and freedom.” Instantly, that short Facebook post caught fire, and was reported on by newspapers and television stations all over the world. In his determination to honor the memory of his wife, he became an international hero to everyone searching desperately for a way to deal with the horror of the Paris attacks and the grim shadow cast today by the threat of terrorism. Now Leiris tells the full story of his grief and struggle. You Will Not Have My Hate is a remarkable, heartbreaking, and, indeed, beautiful memoir of how he and his baby son, Melvil, endured in the days and weeks after Hélène’s murder. With absolute emotional courage and openness, he somehow finds a way to answer that impossible question: how can I go on? He visits Hélène’s body at the morgue, has to tell Melvil that Mommy will not be coming home, and buries the woman he had planned to spend the rest of his life with. Leiris’s grief is terrible, but his love for his family is indomitable. This is the rare and unforgettable testimony of a survivor, and a universal message of hope and resilience. Leiris confronts an incomprehensible pain with a humbling generosity and grandeur of spirit. He is a guiding star for us all in these perilous times. His message—hate will be vanquished by love—is eternal.

You Will Not Have My Hate

Antoine Leiris a perdu sa femme, Helene Muyal-Leiris, le 13 novembre 2015, assassinee au Bataclan. Accable par la perte, il n'a qu'une arme: sa plume. a l'image de la lueur d'espoir et de douceur que fut sa lettre -Vous n'aurez pas ma haine-, publiee sur Facebook quelques jours apres les attentats, il nous raconte ici comment, malgre tout, la vie doit continuer. C'est ce quotidien, meurtri mais tendre, entre un pere et son fils, qu'il nous offre. Bouleversant. L Obs. Un texte brut, fort, poetique et poignant. Femme actuelle. Le recit d'une vie a trois qu'il faut poursuivre a deux. Le Monde."

Vous n'aurez pas ma haine

Няма да получите омразата ми

13 Kasım 2015'te Antoine Leiris'in eşi Hélène, gittiği bir rock konserinde kendisi gibi onlarca masum insanla beraber teröristler tarafından öldürüldü. Bundan üç gün sonra, Leiris eşinin katillerine hitaben açık bir mektup yazarak bunu sosyal medyada paylaştı. Bir anda tüm dünyayı derinden etkileyen bu mesajında, asla sinmeyeceğini ve on yedi aylık bebeğinin hayatının, bu katliamın damgasını taşımasına asla izin vermeyeceğini söylüyordu. Teröristler amaçlarına ulaşamayacaktı: "Bu çocuk hayatı boyunca mutlu ve özgür olarak size hakaret edecek." İşte elinizdeki kitapta Leiris, mücadelesinin tüm hikâyesini anlatıyor. Nefretimi Alamayacaksınız, Leiris ve oğlu Melvil'in, Hélène'in ölümünün ardından nasıl ayakta kaldıklarına dair çok zarif bir anlatı. Duygusal anlamda mutlak bir dürüstlük sergileyen Antoine Leiris, "Bundan sonra yaşamaya nasıl devam edeceğim?" sorusuna cevap ararken, bir yandan da morgda Hélène'in cansız bedenini ziyaret ediyor, Melvil'e annesinin artık eve gelemeyeceğini anlatmak zorunda kalıyor ve hayatının geri kalanını birlikte geçirmeyi planladığı kadını toprağa veriyor. Bu unutulmaz anlatıda tüm dünyaya evrensel bir umut ve direnç mesajı veren Leiris, içinden geçtiğimiz çalkantılı zamanlarda bize ışığı gözü yormayan bir yıldız gibi rehberlik ediyor.

Nefretimi Alamayacaksınız

Non avrete il mio odio

A moving account of single fatherhood in the wake of bereavement, by the author of the international bestseller You Will Not Have My Hate When Antoine Leiris lost his wife, Hélène, in a terrorist attack in Paris, he was left to care for their baby alone. In this wry and honest book Antoine talks about how they have both fared since that terrible day. Grief is a succession of transformations. Four years later, I am no longer the same man. The same is true for Melvil. He isn't a baby anymore, but a happy little boy. Life, After follows a single father learning how to create a happy home for his son. From imagining the reviews he might receive as a parent, to dealing with the complicated emotions that arise around a new relationship and talking to children about bereavement, Antoine charts the course of their life together with remarkable humour and self-awareness. At times heartbreaking and at times vibrating with the joy of the companionship of a lively little boy, Life, After finds a way to answer the question 'How can I go on?' That is when it begins. Life, after.

Life, After

Der bewegende Bericht eines Mannes, der am 13. November 2015 während der Terroranschläge in Paris die Liebe seines Lebens verlor und mit einem einzigen Post die ganze Welt bewegte. Am 13. November 2015 sah Antoine Leiris seine Frau Hélène zum letzten Mal – sie wurde an diesem Tag mit neunundachtzig weiteren Personen im Konzertsaal Le Bataclan Opfer der Terroranschläge in Paris. Während die Welt geschockt und in tiefer Trauer versuchte, eine Erklärung für das Unfassbare zu finden, postete der Journalist auf Facebook einen offenen Brief. In bewegenden Worten wandte er sich darin an die Attentäter und verweigerte „den toten Seelen“ seinen Hass – und den seines damals siebzehn Monate alten Sohnes Melvil. Die Botschaft ging um die Welt. Er, der an jenem Tag die Liebe seines Lebens verlor, hatte nur eine Waffe: seine Worte. Das Grauen, der Verlust und die Trauer haben Antoine Leiris‘ Leben erschüttert. Ehrlich und ergreifend schildert er Momente aus einem zerstörten und doch so zärtlichen Alltag zwischen Vater und Sohn – und sagt damals wie heute, dass das Leben trotzdem weitergehen soll. Antoine Leiris trotzt dem Terror und der Gewalt mit einer bewegenden und hoffnungsvollen Botschaft: „Meinen Hass bekommt ihr nicht“.

„Freitag Abend habt ihr das Leben eines außerordentlichen Wesens geraubt, das der Liebe meines Lebens, der Mutter meines Sohnes, aber meinen Hass bekommt ihr nicht.“

Meinen Hass bekommt ihr nicht

A moving account of single fatherhood in the wake of bereavement, by the author of the international bestseller You Will Not Have My Hate When Antoine Leiris lost his wife, Hel ne, in a terrorist attack in Paris, he was left to care for their baby alone. His son is now five and in this wry and honest book, Antoine talks about how they have both fared since that terrible day. Grief is a succession of transformations. You constantly change. This is what time does to everybody, in normal circumstances. But in this particular case, the changes happened more quickly. Four years later, I am no longer the same man. The same is true for Melvil. He isn't a baby anymore, but a happy little boy. Life, After follows a single father learning how to create a happy home for his son. From discovering the joys of laundry to imagining the reviews he might receive as a parent, to dealing with the complicated emotions that arise around a new relationship, Antoine charts the course of their life together with remarkable humour and self-awareness. On a deeper level he discusses the difficultly of talking to small children about bereavement and the balance between trying to forget what we've lost and allowing ourselves to remember. At times heartbreaking and at times vibrating with the joy of the companionship of a lively little boy, Life, After finds a way to answer the question 'How can I go on?' That is when it begins. Life, after.

Niezwykle poruszające i wymowne świadectwo dziennikarza, który w ataku terrorystycznym w Paryżu stracił ukochaną żonę. 13 listopada 2015 roku w wyniku zamachu w Bataclan, popularnym klubie w 11. dzielnicy Paryża, Antoine Leiris stracił swoją żonę, Hélène Muyal-Leiris. Podczas gdy kraj pogrążony był w żałobie, Leiris, szukając słów, którymi można by opisać ten horror, opublikował na portalach społecznościowych list skierowany do terrorystów, zatytułowany Nie zmusicie mnie do nienawiści. Książka, nosząca ten sam tytuł, co opublikowany zaledwie kilka dni po zamachu list, jest niezwykle wymownym i aktualnym głosem w sprawie niekończącej się machiny nienawiści powodowanej kolejnymi atakami terrorystów. Głosem przygniecionego stratą, 34-letniego dziennikarza, który ma tylko jedną broń: swoje pióro. Głosem człowieka, którego życie zmieniły przerażenie, a potem smutek i pustka po stracie ukochanej osoby. I wreszcie głosem, który dla nas współczesnych jest światełkiem nadziei i wskazówką, że życie – mimo wszystko – musi toczyć się dalej.

Nie zmusicie mnie do nienawiści

Anne Hidalgo

Respirer

"Freitagabend habt ihr das Leben eines außerordentlichen Wesens geraubt, das der Liebe meines Lebens, der Mutter meines Kindes, aber ihr bekommt meinen Hass nicht."

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