Apart from his academic career, Jean Carbonnier was also a writer: his book "Les incertitudes du jeune Saxon. Une autofiction de Jean Carbonnier" was published posthumously, in 2011. This fiction shows that Jean Carbonnier was not only a theorist, but also an author of literature. This element can be perceived while reading his theoretical works about law, since he always explained his thoughts with an elegant and precise way of writing. "Les incertitudes du jeune Saxon" represents at the same time a fiction (sort of "Bildungsroman") and a reflection about law and history. This work is also linked with the story of his own family and tastes.