En Pénitence chez les Jésuites: Correspondance d'un lycéen

The work opens as a series of letters written by a sixteen‑year‑old student to his schoolfriend, announcing his sudden transfer to a Jesuit boarding school. He describes himself as restless, disdainful of imposed seriousness, and already wrestling with questions of faith and ambition. The letters are raw, unpolished, and preserve the immediacy of a teenager’s daily reflections. This intimate format draws the listener into the moment when his world shifts dramatically.

Through his candid observations, the narrator sketches the austere routines, the towering presence of the Jesuit teachers, and the mixture of fear and curiosity they inspire. His voice swings between sarcastic humour and genuine yearning for meaning, offering a rare glimpse of early‑20th‑century French education and the spiritual discipline of the Society of Jesus. Listeners will find a thoughtful portrait of a young mind testing the boundaries of authority and belief, without revealing how his story ultimately unfolds.