Le livre de ma mère, Patrick Timsit © Gilles Vidal
Le livre de ma mère, Patrick Timsit © Gilles Vidal

My Mother's Book by Albert Cohen

A reading by Patrick Timsit

Auditorium - Mucem - 2025 - architects Rudy Ricciotti and Roland Carta © Maxime Verret -
Auditorium - Mucem - 2025 - architects Rudy Ricciotti and Roland Carta © Maxime Verret -

Patrick Timsit delivers a personal adaptation of Albert Cohen's famous novel at the Mucem.

For decades, reading after reading, Patrick Timsit has been nurturing his desire to one day bring Albert Cohen’s “Le Livre de ma mère” to the stage.
In collaboration with Dominique Pitoiset, he offers a powerful, sensitive adaptation that highlights the universality of the mother-child bond, combining emotions, tensions and love.
Accompanied by musicians, Patrick Timsit pays a vibrant and grateful tribute to all mothers…
Based on Le livre de ma mère by Albert Cohen Editions Gallimard

Patrick Timsit delivers a personal adaptation of Albert Cohen's famous novel at the Mucem.

Auditorium - Mucem - 2025 - architects Rudy Ricciotti and Roland Carta © Maxime Verret -
Auditorium - Mucem - 2025 - architects Rudy Ricciotti and Roland Carta © Maxime Verret -
For decades, reading after reading, Patrick Timsit has been nurturing his desire to one day bring Albert Cohen’s “Le Livre de ma mère” to the stage.
In collaboration with Dominique Pitoiset, he offers a powerful, sensitive adaptation that highlights the universality of the mother-child bond, combining emotions, tensions and love.
Accompanied by musicians, Patrick Timsit pays a vibrant and grateful tribute to all mothers…
Based on Le livre de ma mère by Albert Cohen Editions Gallimard