{"id":1392,"date":"2026-09-17T16:43:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T15:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.laplumeetlimage.fr\/?page_id=1392"},"modified":"2026-09-18T07:15:39","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T06:15:39","slug":"cetait-ca-ou-mourir-thelyson-orelien-grasset-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.laplumeetlimage.fr\/index.php\/cetait-ca-ou-mourir-thelyson-orelien-grasset-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Th\u00e9lyson OR\u00c9LIEN, C&rsquo;\u00e9tait \u00e7a ou mourir, Grasset, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\n.single .entry-header,\n.single .entry-title,\n.page .entry-header,\n.page .entry-title {\n  display: none !important;\n  margin: 0 !important;\n  padding: 0 !important;\n}\n.entry-content > .wp-block-cover.alignfull:first-child {\n  margin-top: 0 !important;\n}\n.wp-block-cover__inner-container {\n  padding-top: 80px !important;\n}\n<\/style>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\" style=\"min-height:300px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background\" alt=\"Th\u00e9lyson Or\u00e9lien\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laplumeetlimage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Thelyson-Orelien-3.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"\/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#f0ece6;font-size:42px;text-shadow: 0 0 4px #250218, 0 0 20px #250218, 0 0 40px #10010a;\">Th\u00e9lyson Or\u00e9lien, C&rsquo;\u00e9tait \u00e7a ou mourir<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-09b7c455 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:48px;padding-bottom:48px\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#958991;font-size:13px;font-weight:600;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1px;\">Chronique \u2014 Grasset, 2026 <br> Par Nadine Brunelot<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-fa703c11 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:45%\">\n\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laplumeetlimage.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ThelysonOrelien.jpg\" alt=\"Th\u00e9lyson Or\u00e9lien, C'\u00e9tait \u00e7a ou mourir\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:4px;display:block;\">\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:55%\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px;line-height:1.8;text-align:justify\">Quand on rencontre un livre, en m\u00eame temps qu&rsquo;une v\u00e9rit\u00e9, en m\u00eame temps qu&rsquo;une langue, en m\u00eame temps qu&rsquo;un auteur, on marque un temps d&rsquo;arr\u00eat avant de soi-m\u00eame dire quelque chose. <br><br>Cette lecture marque ma rencontre avec Jonas Dorl\u00e9on, un jeune Ha\u00eftien qui va quitter son \u00eele ravag\u00e9e par les gangs arm\u00e9s, pouss\u00e9 au d\u00e9part par les \u00ab\u00a0balles qui tuent les corps mais pas l&rsquo;espoir\u00a0\u00bb.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px;line-height:1.8;text-align:justify\">\nLui le professeur d&rsquo;histoire-g\u00e9ographie passera la fronti\u00e8re terrestre qui s\u00e9pare Ha\u00efti de la R\u00e9publique Dominicaine pour devenir terrassier d&rsquo;autoroute. Il parviendra \u00e0 s&rsquo;envoler vers le Br\u00e9sil, \u00e0 \u00e9chapper aux dangers du fleuve et du Dari\u00e9n, cette jungle entre la Colombie et le Panama qui \u00ab\u00a0ne tue pas mais regarde les hommes mourir \u00ab\u00a0. Du Costa Rica au Mexique en passant par le Honduras et le Guatemala, on le suivra marchant, debout, un sac en plastique Carrefour, sa m\u00e9moire et sa survie, suspendu, \u00e0 bouts de bras. D&rsquo;autres migrants, tous appel\u00e9s par leurs pr\u00e9noms, seront ses compagnons de mis\u00e8re et d&rsquo;espoir, car il en faudra beaucoup pour faire face \u00e0 la police de l&rsquo;immigration de Trump et le racisme affich\u00e9 de son administration. Enfin on le verra franchir la derni\u00e8re \u00e9tape de la route Roxham qui s\u00e9pare les \u00c9tats Unis du Canada.\n<br><br>\nOn ne peut pas r\u00e9sumer le livre de Th\u00e9lyson Or\u00e9lien en parlant seulement d&rsquo;une \u00e9pop\u00e9e vers la libert\u00e9. Il s&rsquo;agit plut\u00f4t de mesurer pas \u00e0 pas &#8211; et c&rsquo;est vraiment le cas de le dire tant il est question de marche &#8211; comment un homme devient un migrant puis redevient un homme. \u00ab\u00a0C&rsquo;\u00e9tait \u00e7a ou mourir\u00a0\u00bb nous enferme dans la parenth\u00e8se &#8211; jamais referm\u00e9e- qui transforme un professeur en va-nu-pieds et un homme solitaire en porte-parole. \u00c0 tout moment de la lecture reviennent les actualit\u00e9s des catastrophes migratoires, les images, les col\u00e8res.\n<br><br>\nEt puis il y a la langue de cet auteur qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois, po\u00e8te, qui nous permet de croire que la langue cisel\u00e9e et pr\u00e9cise n&rsquo;est pas seulement au service du beau, mais qu&rsquo;elle est au service de la v\u00e9rit\u00e9 qu&rsquo;il nous faut fixer droit et longtemps.\n<br><br>\n\u00c0 lire vraiment. On en parlera s\u00fbrement beaucoup.\n<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:#f9f6f8;border-radius:8px;padding:28px 32px;border-left:4px solid #4a1033;\">\n  <p style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.8;color:#4a1033;font-style:italic;margin:0 0 16px 0;\">\u00ab Je n&rsquo;\u00e9tais pas encore un migrant. J&rsquo;\u00e9tais une attente, une apn\u00e9e, un homme suspendu entre deux mondes, comme un morceau de linge oubli\u00e9 sur la corde du temps. Pas encore parti, d\u00e9j\u00e0 plus chez moi [&#8230;] La R\u00e9publique Dominicaine, pour moi c&rsquo;\u00e9tait un vestibule. Pas encore un exil. Pas non plus un refuge. Plut\u00f4t un sas. Une antichambre d&rsquo;Ha\u00efti, un purgatoire. \u00bb <span style=\"font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\">\u2014 p. 64<\/span><\/p>\n  <p style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.8;color:#4a1033;font-style:italic;margin:0;\">\u00ab Le probl\u00e8me avec l&rsquo;exil, ce sont les autres exil\u00e9s. Parce que quand on empile des pauvres dans une salle trop petite, on n&rsquo;obtient pas une fraternit\u00e9 r\u00e9volutionnaire, mais une tension chronique, un animal \u00e0 mille t\u00eates et avec z\u00e9ro patience. Et moi, Jonas Dorl\u00e9on, j&rsquo;\u00e9tais devenue une de ces t\u00eates. \u00bb <span style=\"font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\">\u2014 p. 71<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:48px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"border-top:1px solid #c9a8bc;padding-top:24px;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.laplumeetlimage.fr\/chroniques-de-lecture\/\" style=\"color:#5bc8d4;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;\">\u2190 Retour aux lectures<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chronique \u2014 Grasset, 2026 Par Nadine Brunelot Quand on rencontre un livre, en m\u00eame temps qu&rsquo;une v\u00e9rit\u00e9, en m\u00eame temps 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