*Du volcan au chaos* is a French-language Sicilian journal that blends travel observation, literary reflection, and historical memory. Drawing on the island's volcanic landscapes and layered past, the book follows the author's engagement with Sicily as a place shaped by eruption, inheritance, and transformation. References to Guy de Maupassant's 1890 visit suggest a dialogue with earlier travelers and writers, using his passage as a point of departure for considering how Sicily has been seen, imagined, and changed over time. The journal form gives the work an intimate, reflective quality, moving through place, memory, and cultural encounter rather than conventional plot. It will appeal to readers interested in Sicily and French-language travel writing, as well as in the relationship between landscape and history.