Un Himno a la Vida. Mi Historia / A Hymn to Life: Shame Has to Change Sides

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EL ILUMINADOR LIBRO DE MEMORIAS DE UNA HEROINA DE NUESTRO TIEMPO. UN ACONTECIMIENTO EDITORIAL SIMULTANEO EN 20 PAiSES.

Una ma?ana de noviembre, Gis?le Pelicot fue llamada a una comisar?a y la vida tal como la conoc?a lleg? a su fin. Su marido hab?a sido sorprendido por un guardia de seguridad de un supermercado grabando por debajo de la falda a varias mujeres. En su ordenador aparecieron otras pruebas devastadoras: durante casi una d?cada, hab?a estado drog?ndola y viol?ndola en secreto, e invitando a desconocidos a su casa para que abusaran de ella. Cuatro a?os despu?s, ?l y otros cincuenta hombres fueron llevados a juicio, y el coraje de Gis?le al renunciar a su derecho al anonimato ocup? los titulares en todo el mundo. «La verg?enza debe cambiar de bando , declar?, dando voz y esperanza a millones de personas.

Por primera vez, y con una franqueza y elegancia inquebrantables, Gis?le cuenta toda su historia, partiendo de esa fat?dica ma?ana y reviviendo una infancia dif?cil, su primer amor, su carrera, la maternidad, la intimidad de su matrimonio antes y despu?s del demoledor descubrimiento y el continuo af?n de buscar la felicidad, incluso cuando esta pueda parecer imposible, para reconstruirse. Escritas junto a la premiada periodista y novelista Judith Perrignon, estas luminosas memorias suponen un acontecimiento editorial mundial de enorme profundidad y trascendencia.

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The book that inspired the upcoming documentary on HBO Max

A Hymn to Life will tell Gis?le Pelicot’s story in her words, offer solace and hope, and make a positive contribution to changing the conversation around shame and to changing the world

In 2024, Gis?le Pelicot inspired millions of people with her astonishing courage and dignity as she chose to waive her right to anonymity in her legal fight against her husband and the fifty men accused of her sexual assault. By the time Dominique Pelicot and the dozens of men accused were found guilty, Gis?le had become a global icon in the campaign against sexual violence, galvanizing a movement that triggered protests and demonstrations around the world in her support. “I hear lots of women, and men, who say you’re very brave,” she addressed the courtroom. “I say it’s not bravery, it’s will and determination to change society.”

Gis?le Pelicot’s call for shame to change sides in cases of sexual abuse, and the solidarity she has shown survivors, have generated an extraordinary public response and moved both women and men all over the world. On December 19, 2024, when Pelicot walked down the steps of the Avignon courthouse at the culmination of the biggest rape trial in French history, she spoke to a cheering crowd of hundreds of people: “When I opened the doors to this trial on 2 September, I wanted society to be able to take part in this debate. I have never regretted that decision,” she continued. “I have confidence in our ability to collectively grasp a future in which everyone, women and men alike, can live in harmony, with mutual respect and understanding.”

Author: Gisèle Pelicot
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Lumen Press
Published: 02/24/2026
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.6lbs
Size: 9.00h x 5.80w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9788426433213
Language: Spanish