"The civil court recognized that the plaintiffs may have been 'upset' by the novel and 'lack of any conclusive evidence' to support her account of the family's history."
"Attorney Benedicte Amblard argued, 'I ask you to give precedence to freedom of creation and expression over family quarrels.'"
"Desprairies claimed to have found a Nazi propaganda poster in the attic of the family home, which her relatives disputed."
Cecile Desprairies, a historian, was found not guilty of libel by a Paris court for describing her family as 'collaborationist' in her autobiographical novel. Her relatives sued her and the publisher, claiming the book was false. The court acknowledged their upset but found no intent to harm. Desprairies argued for creative license in autobiographical writing. She claimed to have evidence supporting her narrative, including a Nazi propaganda poster and a photograph of her mother, but her relatives disputed the authenticity of the evidence presented.
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