The new Literary Hotel expected this year at Nancy Will it have the same subjugating effect on travellers that Florence had on Stendhal, who became dizzy contemplating the frescoes in the Basilica of Santa Croce? Few, no doubt, will suffer from such a syndrome. But one thing is certain, and that is to see them. immersed in the work of this author to whom the hotel is dedicated.
Based on the cultural concept of the Société des Hôtels Littéraires, the hotel invites guests to enjoy an immersive stay in its 41 rooms, different aspects of Stendhal's life and work will be illustrated. Original watercolours by Jean Aubertin will be used to personalise each of the rooms, as well as a collection of works in all the languages in his library and a theme chosen for each of the three floors.
On the first page, the life of Henri Beyle, his youth in Grenoble and Paris and his autobiographical writings; on the second, a country dear to the heart of this great traveller, Italyaround the heroes of his Italian chroniclesOn the second floor, the rooms are dedicated to his novels, travelogues and books on Italian music and painting. Finally, on the third and top floor, the rooms are dedicated to Fabrice del Dongo, Mathilde de La Môle, Julien Sorel and Lucien Leuwen, the great heroes of his novels.
Why Nancy, why Stendhal for that matter? The answer is in Lucien Leuwen : " It was at half past eight in the morning on the 24th of March 183*, and in dark, cold weather, that the 27th regiment of lancers entered Nancy." . The first part of the novel having the lorraine metropolis as a backdropJacques Letertre, a passionate bibliophile and founder of the hotel group, and his son Alban, who runs it alongside him, have decided to dedicate their sixth hotel to the author of Le Rouge et le Noir. This follows tributes to Proust, Rimbaud and Marcel Aymé in Paris, Flaubert in Rouen, Alexandre Vialatte in Clermont-Ferrand and, most recently, Jules Verne in Biarritz.
For this new establishment in Nancy, the Société des Hôtels Littéraires has found a location worthy of Stendhal's work, all the more so as the hotel is located in the heart of the city. next to the famous Place Stanislasclassified in theUnesco. And a place steeped in history, a former 17th-century palace where the Primate of Lorraine and the Prelates of Nancy once resided. Since converted to hospitality under the name Hôtel des Prélats, this charming establishment is in the process of being transformed, with a view to joining the ranks of Hôtels Littéraires in September.
