US EditionConvicted Rapist Pelicot Seeks Publisher for Books Written Behind Bars
Dominique Pelicot wrote novels, poems, and a biography in prison but faces publisher reluctance due to his notoriety in a mass-rape case involving 50 co-defendants.
- Today’s date is 2025-11-28, Dominique Pelicot is seeking a publisher for writings he produced in Prison in France, his lawyer said he wants to be read to tell his side of the story.
- Dominique Pelicot was sentenced to 20 years after admitting he drugged his former wife and invited men to assault her over nearly a decade in Mazan, southern France, involving roughly 50 co-defendants.
- His lawyer Béatrice Zavarro says Pelicot wrote novels, many poems and a biography while in prison, describing those works as his life story.
- Her forthcoming memoir, A Hymn to Life, will appear in 20 languages in January 2026, reflecting widespread interest, as campaigners praised her dignity during the trial.
- Facing industry reluctance, publishers have so far declined to platform Pelicot's prison writings, with Béatrice Zavarro noting `a lot of reluctance` and appeals plus demonstrations keeping the case visible.
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On 19 December 2024, Dominique Pelicot was sentenced to 20 years in prison. He was prosecuted for having raped and raped his wife for years, drugged. In detention since 2020, the seven-year-old who has written several books is looking for an editor. - Sentenced to 20 years in prison, Dominique Pelicot is looking for a publisher (Police, justice and other facts).
As the appeal of Mazan's rapes has just ended and Gisèle Pelicot's testimony book is due to appear in 2026, the main accused of this tentacular case is again trying to take the light.
He wants "to describe his view of the rapes of Gisèle Pelicot.
Dominique Pelicot, sentenced to 20 years in prison, wants to publish several texts in prison. According to his lawyer, he is working on a biography. His ex-wife Gisèle Pelicot releases his own memoirs in February.
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