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.
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.
De vrouw van de auteur komt om het leven bij de aanslag op het Bataclantheater. Hij schrijft een open brief aan de terroristen. De brief wordt wereldnieuws. Parijs, 13 november 2015. Antoine Leiris is thuis met zijn zoontje van anderhalf. Zijn vrouw Hélène is met een vriend naar een concert in het Bataclantheater. Opeens verschijnen er berichten op zijn telefoon over aanslagen. Antoine gaat op zoek naar zijn vrouw, 24 uur later hoort hij dat zij die nacht om het leven is gekomen Enkele dagen later plaatst hij een brief aan de terroristen op Facebook: hij weigert hun daden te beantwoorden met haat. De brief wordt wereldnieuws. In Mijn haat krijgen jullie niet beschrijft Antoine Leiris hoe hij zijn dagen doorkomt na de fatale nacht, tot het moment dat hij met zijn zoon Hélène‘s graf bezoekt. Met weinig woorden laat hij zien dat het leven hoe dan ook doorgaat en door moet gaan zonder de open blik naar de wereld te verliezen. 'Ik moet naar Melvil toe, die wakker wordt uit zijn middagslaapje. Hij is net zeventien maanden, straks gaat hij zoals elke dag zijn tussendoortje eten, daarna gaan we zoals elke dag spelen, en zijn leven lang zal dat jongetje jullie beledigen door gelukkig en vrij te zijn. Want nee, zijn haat krijgen jullie ook niet.
Antoine Leiris a perdu sa femme, Hélène Muyal-Leiris, le 13 novembre 2015, assassinée au Bataclan. Accablé par la perte, il n’a qu’une arme : sa plume. À l’image de la lueur d’espoir et de douceur que fut sa lettre « Vous n’aurez pas ma haine », publiée au lendemain des attentats, il nous raconte ici comment, malgré tout, la vie doit continuer. C’est ce quotidien, meurtri mais tendre, entre un père et son fils, qu’il nous offre. Un témoignage bouleversant. Ancien chroniqueur culturel à France Info et France Bleu, Antoine Leiris est journaliste. Vous n’aurez pas ma haine est son premier livre.
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