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Portrait of Karl Forterre
✍️ Author

The author behind the words

Passionate about the power of words and the beauty of the French language, I devote my pen to creating works that resonate with my readers’ souls.

My path has led me to explore many forms of writing, from literary fiction to professional writing, always with the same care for detail and stylistic elegance.

Every project is a new adventure, a chance to bring ideas to life and to weave stories that leave a lasting impression.

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Portfolio

A selection of my visual and artistic creations.

Graphic design and publishing

Large-format works, along with logos, book covers, posters and advertisements created for publishers, events and university projects.

Large-format works

Works born of singular approaches, part of an editorial project or driven first and foremost by an expressive and aesthetic purpose.

Société des Éditions du Poitou

Here is the logo I designed for the Société des Éditions du Poitou, followed by advertisements and internal documents. Also shown are the covers I created for this publishing house based in Poitiers.

The Cheminement collection

Cheminement is a collection of the Société des Éditions du Poitou. Its logo suggests momentum through its triangle, which forms a small red bookmark whose colour recalls the publisher’s social commitment.

F-Tournament

A promotional document for the F-Tournament, whose communication visuals I was entrusted with. This e-sports event encouraged bone marrow donation and won the University of Poitiers Solidarity Prize in 2021.

Artefact

Created as part of university coursework, this photomontage is based on Nicolas Boudier’s photograph for Joris Mathieu’s “Artefact”.

Le Plan

Two posters for a short film directed by Pierre Jeandroz for the Troyes festival: a humorous work with a light touch.

A typeface

My interest in typefaces and in the work of certain type foundries led me to try designing a typeface and its associated fonts.

Covers, logos and materials

I have had the chance to create visuals for many uses and settings: a large number of book covers, but also therapeutic materials and tools for activities and communication in various organisations.

Series and galleries

Hundreds of royalty-free photographs, told in series and arranged in galleries, free to download on Pexels.

BOOKS

My books

Discover my books, born of passion and reflection.

Cover of Darshan
2023

Darshan

Short story · in French

SEP, Cheminement collection

Darshan tries to reconnect with a world he struggles to be in tune with. He seeks to overcome what makes him unique, to win the heart of his beloved and find his father again.

Cover of L’histoire du petit Théo
2023

L’histoire du petit Théo (The Story of Little Théo)

Novel-length tale · in French

SEP, Cheminement collection

Everything is turned upside down for Théo: his daily life, his beliefs, his path, which promises nothing extraordinary. Plunged into a satire at the heart of a dystopian world, Théo tries to understand a world far from what he thought it was. There he will face a discreet yet omnipresent enemy. To do so, they will have to unite so as not to be defeated one by one.

Also available to read online

L’Histoire de Mélusine (The Story of Mélusine) 2020

Mélusine is a fairy full of life, discovering a world she knows nothing about, a sometimes harsh environment: our world. She will travel through it like Candide, curious about differences, amused by life, jumping with both feet into an adventure that will leave its mark on her.

Read it on lirenligne.net (in French)
Writing Short stories Tales Publishing Graphic design Photography

Authorship research

How does authorial mediation influence the audience of an author’s website? To answer this question, this master’s thesis in Books and Mediation draws on a questionnaire completed by 102 visitors to author websites and on interviews with people involved in creating them.

Subject

The influence of authorial mediation through the author’s website

Institution

University of Poitiers

Year

June 2023

Read the thesis (in French) The thesis: definitions and findings
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Writing is the art of giving shape to the invisible.
— Karl Forterre

Dive into my writing

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Sparks pass and chase one another across a canvas of royal blue. There is no delight like admiring what eternity offers us. Infinity unfolds there, free of every law.

Darshan
Darshan Short story · in French
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Our gaze will linger on little Théo. Not that he is in any way more exceptional than any other child, but this child has, it must be said, a charming smile, eyes like the ocean and a winning laugh.

L’histoire du petit Théo (The Story of Little Théo)
L’histoire du petit Théo (The Story of Little Théo) Tale · in French
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In its paratextual aim, the author’s website becomes a museum for the writer. This archival space brings together excerpts from works, prefaces, afterwords, the author’s notes and even photographs.

Thesis
Research thesis Academic work · in French

Write to me

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