Amelia Earhart

Amelia Earhart
ISBN-10
2246757398
ISBN-13
9782246757399
Series
Amelia Earhart
Category
Literary Collections
Pages
210
Language
French
Published
2010-02-17
Publisher
Grasset
Author
Jennifer Lesieur

Description

En 1927, Charles Lindbergh effectue la première traversée de l’Atlantique en solitaire. L’exploit n’est pas réédité jusqu’en 1932, où c’est une aviatrice, l’Américaine Amelia Earhart, qui franchit l’océan à son tour. Elle devient une star internationale. Frondeuse, élégante et décontractée, Amelia ne cessera d’aligner les records, malgré certaines carences techniques. Sa soir de liberté et sa détermination emportent tout – il en faut pour voler à bord des fragiles carlingues à ciel ouvert de l’époque. Quand un journaliste l’interroge : « Pourquoi volez-vous ? », elle répond, invariablement : « For the fun of it. » Pour le plaisir, pour l’amusement. Trois ans après l’Atlantique, elle traverse le Pacifique. Entre temps elle aura épousé l’éditeur George Putnam, son manager et agent, volontiers manipulateur mais à qui elle imposera un contrat de mariage lui garantissant une totale indépendance. Promoteur audacieux, il fera d’elle une icône de la femme moderne dans l’Amérique de Roosevelt. En 1937, à court de nouveaux exploits, celle qu’on surnomme « Lady Lindy » – en raison de son étrange ressemblance physique avec Lindbergh – entreprend un tour du monde. Elle a quarante ans. Ce sera son dernier vol : elle disparaît en mer alors qu’elle est sur le point de le boucler. Les moyens engagés par Roosevelt pour sauver l’aviatrice sont exceptionnels : 3000 hommes, 66 avions, 9 navires et 4 millions de dollars. On ne retrouvera pas trace de l’appareil. Aujourd’hui, le mystère reste entier, les hypothèses abondent qui continuent d’alimenter la légende : on l’a vue espionne, abattue en vol ou capturée par les Japonais, mais aussi robinsonne sur un îlot du Pacifique... Et quand Apple lance sa campagne « Think different », elle figure aux côtés de Gandhi, d’Einstein, ou de Miles Davis. Le portrait vif et tendre d’une héroïne comme on n’en fait plus.

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