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Gisèle Pelicot’s memoir launches in 22 languages, turning horror into hope for survivors
The memoir recounts Pelicot’s survival, highlights convictions of 51 men including her ex-husband, and inspired France’s 2024 consent-based sexual assault law.
- On Tuesday, Gisèle Pelicot released her memoir in 22 languages worldwide, with Paris reporting the book shares details of the horror she endured.
- The landmark trial found Dominique Pelicot, ex-husband, and about 50 other men guilty of sexually assaulting her between 2011 and 2020 while she was under chemical submission.
- Pelicot recounted her survival in the book and first interviews, saying on France 5 last week, `I wanted my story to help others,` ahead of her memoir release.
- The courts handed down sentences that included Dominique Pelicot receiving 20 years in prison and other convicted defendants sentenced from three to 15 years, while an appeals court later increased one sentence to 10 years.
- Beyond the courtroom, the case prompted France's lawmakers to pass an October law defining rape and sexual assault as non-consensual acts, joining similar laws in Germany, Belgium, and Spain.
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Her memoirs are now available in 22 languages, and will be available in Slovenian in May.
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Gisèle Pelicot’s memoir launches in 22 languages, turning horror into hope for survivors
Gisèle Pelicot has released a memoir that recounts her drugging and mass rape case and sends a powerful message of hope and support to victims of sexual abuse.
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“This process has made it possible to free the voice of women.” Gisèle Pelicot published her memoirs on Tuesday, ‘A hymn to life’. The book translated into 22 languages has been received as a whole as an editorial event, especially in France, where in just a few hours she has positioned herself as the number one in online sales.
The trial against the rapists of Gisèle Pelicot had led to a change in criminal law in France, according to "Emma-editor Chantal Louis. Since then: "Just yes means yes."
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