Centenary of the Great War. The writer Maurice Genevoix in the pantheon? – La France

The president of the Republic thinks to badociate the writer Maurice Genevoix with the Pantheon, on the occasion of the centenary of the war 14-18.

The Élysée reflects on a "pantheonization" around the writer Maurice Genevoix PARIS – A "reflection is in progress" at the Élysée on a "pantheonization" around the figure of the writer Maurice Genevoix, as part of the celebrations centenary of the end of the First World War, according to a source close to the presidency.

The President Emmanuel Macron will gather Tuesday in front of the statue of the writer on the scene of the Battle of the Eparges (Meuse) and make a speech, as part of his "memorial roaming" that will take him in the east and north from France. The head of state is driven by the "desire to bring 14-18 to the Pantheon" by a "pantheonization" around the figure of Maurice Genevoix, "but not only", according to Emmanuel Macron's entourage.

According to Le Figaro, the Élysée thinks of badociating Maurice Genevoix with the Pantheon, without being limited to him and without necessarily bringing in his remains.