Tag: Books
Between Charles Dickens and Prince, very strange similarities recounted in a book – L’Express
Until now, Nick Hornby had never been seen as a disciple of Plutarch. We knew he was especially a fan of football and pop culture. And now, at the age…
the great literary prizes also crowned in bookstores? – The Express
Obviously, it is still too early to see the impact of the prices which have just fallen this week. We have to wait at least for next week’s list (taking…
For ex-double agent Matthieu Ghadiri, the Tehran regime wants people to believe that his fall will lead to chaos
When he left Iran for France in 1977, Matthieu Ghadiri intended to study engineering. But fate decided otherwise. In a few years of meetings and activism, the man who knew…
the secrets of a Goncourt 2024 prize that has a consensus – L’Express
At midday forty, Philippe Claudel, the president of the Goncourt jury, descends the stairs of Drouant, Place Gaillon, in Paris. And announces the 122nd Prix Goncourt, won by… Kamel Daoud…
the prize awarded to Kamel Daoud for his novel “Houris” – L’Express
The Goncourt Prize was awarded this Monday, November 4 to the Franco-Algerian novelist Kamel Daoud for his novel “Houris” (ed. Gallimard), about “the black decade” in Algeria. He was chosen…
Faced with Trump, the history books will remember the Democratic panic, by Abnousse Shalmani – L’Express
The American presidential campaign is inhabited by depression, a worrying feeling of bis repetita which indicates the near impossibility of defeating Donald Trump. Because even if he loses the election,…
His view of Donald Trump, his friend Vincent Bolloré… The confessions of Philippe Labro – L’Express
Nothing to do: in 2024, Philippe Labro continues to extend the year 1954. Elvis Presley then begins to act up in Memphis and the young Frenchman sadly ends his exchange…
With his thriller “Leo”, South African Deon Meyer mourns his rainbow nation – L’Express
Deon Meyer is one of the sure values of the thriller, of those whose new production we await, divided between the desire for a comforting ritual and the hope of…
a life of panache immortalized in an album – L’Express
They knew that Bernard, their father, was impatient, so they, Agnès and Cécile Pivot, acted quickly to offer us this superb album. Six short months after the death, at the…
Gaël Faye, Kamel Daoud… Our list of book sales before Goncourt and Renaudot – L’Express
It’s time, it’s time to take stock before the surge in prices for the coming week which begins on November 4 with the Goncourt and Renaudot. Looking at our Top…