Original title: "Je suis une poupée gigogne" (I am a nesting doll) by Armonia Lemaître (Armonia Zyra).
"As a child, Armonia already knew she was different. Born into a body that is not her own, she is confronted with uncontrollable phobias, and nightmares, terrified by what she feels inside her: an identity she does not understand. But the straitjacket of society, as well as her education, prevent her from putting words on her malaise and she takes refuge in normal life, trying, by all means, to deny who she really is.
It is only at the age of fifty that her life turns upside down. Armonia begins her transition. She then tells us about the vicissitudes of her journey: the difficulties she faces, sometimes hilarious, often tragic anecdotes, the people who helped her or thwarted her evolution, and finally, the final accomplishment when she becomes a woman in her own right."
"When Armonia Zyra was born, she was a boy. Fifty years later, her life turned upside down. She becomes the woman she has always felt living in her. She then embarked on the writing of an autobiographical story: I am a nesting doll. Now retired, Armonia can freely devote herself to her passions: sports, baroque music, sung theatre, reading and of course, writing, with the preparation of a novel to be published soon."
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