He had refused the National Order of Merit, the Legion of Honor too. But for Jean-Michel Barate, assistant to culture in Anglet, the refusal of the insignia of Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, which his accomplice and former director of the National Scene, Dominique Burucoa, persisted in obtaining, would have been a lack of taste. With a helping hand from Roseline Bachelot, who loves the true apostles of French culture …
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