Three reasons to read “The man who listened to the heart of the cats” by Mathias Malzieu

1. Therefore, A story of joyful resilience

The singer of Dionysos told us. Consequently, when he came to the Nice Book Festival last June. In addition, The man who listened to the heart of the catshis new work. Similarly, is directly inspired by his personal history with his partner, the photographer with the look of Pin-up Daria Nelson. Nevertheless, That of a couple after a miscarriage. Therefore, She is still young, he aged. For example, They adopt a cat, then two. Nevertheless, Tornado. June, two cats as pilgling (with a predilection for newspaper newspapers or vinyls of their masters, which they shred and shamelessly crunch) than consolers. When the story begins, another drama threatens. Tornado is sick and may have only a few days to live. This is without counting on the overflowing love. the ingenuity of his masters, ready to three reasons read “the man accomplish miracles to save their little companion …

2. All in humor. lightness

Beyond the always poetic writing of the author of Journal of a vampire in pajamas (Albin Michel, 2016), we took the fact that by giving in this new story his language to cats, Mathias Malzieu finds a path of lightness to treat the real. No pathos in these lines which flow fluidly. Like the Seine. where the house-banau of “La Belle Griffue” et “From the old child to vibrates”as Tornado and June like to call “Those who believe their masters”. Tornado, whom June calls “Tournedos”, “While I have nothing of a veal blanquette” he defends himself. Before explaining: “His vocabulary depends on a kind of drawing of the lottery of the vowels. then the consonants that make up his voluntary poetic inventions. Dyslexic, as they say.”

3. A new show. adapted from his novel and three reasons read “the man a tour

In his new show, a concert-read-rate punctuated by a shadow theater (which Mathias Malzieu will present on November 29 at the Tisot Cultural Center in La Seyne-sur-Mer and on March 20, 2026 in Carros) the readings intertwine with a delightful selection of old and new songs, in bright and colorful versions. The energetic Mathias Malzieu confirms his imagination with this show halfway between the intimate and the dream. If everything is going well, we should laugh, cry. And dance a little.

The man who was listening Albin Michel. 208 pages. 19,90 euros.