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Gisèle Pelicot’s 'A Hymn to Life' is both a memoir and an act of ultimate defiance
Listen to the episodeA memoir in which Gisèle Pelicot recounts the horrors she suffered at the hands of her husband and 50 other men, establishing herself as a witness rather than simply a victim, while exploring her complex relationship with hope. Pelicot famously waived her right to anonymity during her own rape trial in France in 2024, becoming an international feminist icon.
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