Mireille Havet, diarist and drug addict
This paper will discuss connections between drug addiction and the practice of diary writing based on the example of Mireille Havet (1898-1932). We highlight various biographical and historical aspects before peering into Havet’s diary. We aim to show that the Journal produces a duality in which self-reflection coincides with a form of self-perdition that drug addiction has made inextricable.