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I will regularly publish here the latest news concerning my work as a photographer and translator: news from ongoing projects, the progress being made on upcoming photo books, the latest writer portraits, any newly published writer portraits in the press, current translations in progress, etc.

Stéphane Heuet.

Laurent Denimal
Mar 20, 2023

Stéphane Heuet is a French cartoonist. He is the screenwriter and designer of the comic book adaptation of À la recherche du temps perdu (In Search of Lost Time) by Marcel Proust.

His desire is to open up the formidable prose work for audiences who have yet to experience it.

In 2020, Stéphane Heuet is the winner of the Grand Prix Hervé Deluen awarded by the French Academy for his adaptation of Marcel Proust's literary work.

The photographs of Stéphane Heuet were taken at his home in Paris, March 2023.

Stéphane Heuet, Paris 2023

All the portraits of Stéphane Heuet are available at the Opale Agency.

The eight volumes of the comic book adaptation of À la recherche du temps perdu by Marcel Proust

(Editions Delcourt, 1998-2021)

The Swedish quarterly magazine Biblis published in 2021 an article written by Stéphane Heuet, "På spaning efter den tid som flytt som seriealbum" (Biblis 93, p 32-39).

Philippe Bouquet.

Laurent Denimal
Mar 18, 2023

I was greatly saddened to learn of the death of Philippe Bouquet, a former Professor of Scandinavian Literature at the University of Caen, and also a translator of Swedish literature and a prominent specialist on the proletarian literary movement.

I had the great pleasure of working with him on a project that was close to his heart, a passion he had developed during stays in Sweden in the regions of Västergötland and Värmland — the study of country churches, often very small ones, richly decorated with paintings dating from the Middle Ages. We travelled through these regions together in the spring of 2009, visiting 31 churches in total, following a well-established routine: while Philippe supplemented his notes from previous visits, I made sure to document in photographs the buildings and the artworks they contain. The book Svenska landsbygdskyrkor / Swedish Country Churches finally saw the light of day last year, published at the author's own expense. But above all, Philippe leaves behind him an impressive list of works translated from Swedish into French. Stig Dagerman, Henning Mankell, Wilhelm Moberg, Björn Larsson, Aino Trosell, Carl-Henning Wijkmark and so many other Swedish authors owe it to him that they can be read in French today.

Philippe was a tireless discoverer who worked with curiosity and tenacity to "smuggle" new literary works across the borders to wider readership. He translated more than 200 literary works.

Philippe Bouquet

Värmland, spring 2009

Svenska landsbygdskyrkor

Eglises de campagne suédoises

The book present 30 churches from two regions of Sweden, Västergötland and Värmland.

The foreword and the texts for each church are written by Philippe Bouquet (texts in Swedish, French and English).

Photo Book Fair 2022

Laurent Denimal
Oct 23, 2022

Welcome to the Photo Book Fair / Fotobokfestival at the Kulturhuset Stadsteatern, Plan 3 (Stockholm), on Friday 28th and Saturday 29th, october 2022 !

The festival is organized by the Swedish Photographers Association / Svenska Fotografers Förbund

I will present the seven books I published since 2008. The books are :

Millesgården, in the Sculptor's Park (Carlssons, 2008), forword Agneta Pleijel.

Tour de Stockholm (LDP Editions, 2011), text Laurent Denimal.

Djurgården, in the King's Park (Carlssons, 2014), forword Per Wästberg.

Saint-Valery-sur-Somme (LDP, 2015), forword Éléonore Lelong

J'y suis encore / I am still here (LDP Editions, 2019), text Laurent Denimal.

Portraits d'Auteurs / Author Portraits (Carlssons, 2020), forword Josyane Savigneau.

Swedish Country Churches (LDP Editions, 2022), text Philippe Bouquet.

... all the books will be available for sale !

I will also have some copies of the artist's edition of Millesgården, in the Sculptor's Park, Tour de Stockholm and I am still here, also a copy of Swedish Country Churches signed by former professor and translator Philippe Bouquet.