A graduate at the prestigious Sorbonne University, Pauline Miel worked in several publishing houses in Hamburg and Paris. She then co-founded the website Raconterlavie.fr, an online community of writers and editors, that supports the work of unpublished authors.

Raconterlavie.fr is simultaneously a collection of books and a participatory website. Its ambition is to create the equivalent of an “Parliament of the invisibles” to counter the ill representation of all the people left behind. All hierarchies of “genres” and “styles” are abolished; raw words are considered as legitimate as writings of professionals.

Raconterlavie.fr wants to be a community for those interested in the lives of others. It calls to people to relate to other people existence and to share a community experience in order to foster a mutual understanding. By making the works of “the invisibles” known and recognized, it restores their dignity.