Tag: author
One land, one author: in Iran with Naïri Nahapétian
Nairi Nahapetian was born into an Armenian family in Tehran. A journalist, she is also the author of several novels, for adults and children, including “Who killed Ayatollah Kanuni? (Liana…
Sébastien Vassant, author of the comic strip “La fabrique des Français”
Telling the recent history of France also means taking into account the contribution of immigrants of different origins and telling the rejection they suffered at different times. This is what…
One land, one author: in Argentina with Laura Alcoba
Born in Argentina where she lived until the age of 10, Laura Alcoba had to go into exile in France with her family for political reasons. Lecturer at the University…
One land, one author: Mauritius with Davina Ittoo
Davina Ittoo is an author of poetry, novels and short stories. She lives and teaches in Mauritius where she is a lecturer at the Open University of Mauritius. After “Misère”,…
Author criticizes German cinema hit with over 8 million viewers, although she is responsible for the templates
Niederkaltenkirchen is one of the most famous places in Germany, but it doesn’t even exist. The fictional community is the scene of the so-called Eberhofer thrillers by Rita Falk, whose…
Literature: Colette – Portrait of an author by an author
January 28, 2023 will mark the 150th anniversary of Colette’s birth. Writer, music hall star, journalist, first woman to receive a state funeral in France, whose sulphurous love life has…
Françoise Schwab, author of “Vladimir Jankélévitch, the irresistible charm of the je-ne-sais-quoi”
Pierre-Édouard Deldique receives in Idées: Françoise Schwab, for his book devoted to the philosopher and musicologist Vladimir Jankélévitch. The latter questioned Greece, the Roman legacy and that of all of…
One Land, One Author: Between Tibet and Nepal with Tsering Yangzom Lama
Tsering Yangzom Lama was born and raised in Nepal, where her family settled after fleeing Tibet in 1960. She has since lived in Toronto, Vancouver and New York. A graduate…
One land, one author: in Quebec with Gabrielle Filteau-Chiba
In 2013, Gabrielle Filteau-Chiba left her job, her home and her family in Montreal, and settled in a wooden cabin in the Kamouraska region of Quebec. She spent three years…
One Land, One Author: in Tahiti with Titaua Peu
An author with an eminently political commitment, Titaua Peu, the main French-speaking voice of Pacific literature, writes about a realistic Polynesian society, far from illusory clichés. Mutismes, her first novel,…