Mémoires authentiques de Latude,

A vivid first‑person account from the turbulent world of 18th‑century France, this memoir follows the extraordinary life of a man born in poverty in Languedoc, who rose to become a surgeon‑assistant in the royal army before falling prey to the arbitrary power of the state. Through his eyes we glimpse the harsh realities of military service, the precariousness of social standing, and the brutal machinery of the prisons that turned him into a notorious symbol of injustice.

Beyond the personal drama, the narrative offers a rare window into the legal and political climate that produced such victims, while preserving the raw honesty of the author's own handwritten notes. Listeners will be drawn into the vivid descriptions of early campaigns, the cramped life of a military hospital, and the chilling first steps of his descent into confinement—an intimate portrait of resilience in the face of oppression.