Several of the featured writers pay homage to their fallen colleagues. There is humor mixed with melancholy, but strikingly little melodrama. Charlie columnist Patrick Pelloux is also an emergency doctor and was one of the first to arrive at the scene of his colleagues’ massacre. Pelloux broke down in tears on French television this week and in President Hollande’s arms before Sunday’s demo. But his piece is sweet and funny, jaunty in tone, full of personal anecdotes that betray his sadness, as he wonders blithely why so many of his cartoonist friends aren’t returning his calls. via Read the New Issue of Charlie Hebdo in English – The Daily Beast. Charlie Hebdo #1178, January 14, 2015, in French, Posted by Animal Share this:TwitterFacebookPinterestLike this:Like Loading...
