by Axel Kahn · LGF/Le Livre de Poche · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782253257769
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«Chemins» is Axel Kahn's book of memoirs and reflections, published by LGF/Le Livre de Poche in paperback (264 pages, in French).
For Axel Kahn, walking is not a simple activity but a way of being in the world. Throughout these pages he traverses paths and memories, from childhood to old age, while contemplating the landscapes of France. The book is a celebration of the spirit, freedom and love, and a look both lucid and wonderstruck at his country.
Published on 9 September 2020, it is number 35764 in the Le Livre de Poche collection.
Recommended for readers of autobiographies and contemporary Western philosophy.
Axel Kahn was a French geneticist. He was the brother of the journalist Jean-François Kahn and the chemist Olivier Kahn. He was a member of the French National Consultative Ethics Committee from 1992 to 2004 and worked in gene therapy. He first entered the INSERM with a specialization in biochemistry. He was named in 2002 as a counsellor for biosciences and biotechnologies matters by the European Commission. Head of French laboratories specialized in biomedical sciences between years 1984 and 2007, he was elected President of the Paris Descartes University in December 2007, as the sole candidate.
