Tag: Books
Jane Austen, English pride and French prejudice – L’Express
Even barbie winks at him. In Greta Gerwig’s blockbuster, Mattei’s depressed doll watches over and over Pride and Prejudice, Colin Firth version of course. More than two hundred years after…
For Tsai Ing-wen, Taiwan’s war with China is not an option
Two and a half months before the presidential election in Taiwan, it is time to take stock for the woman who presided over the island for eight years. Tsai Ing-wen,…
the end of the famous Galligrasseuil? – The Express
We got a real facelift on October 12 when we saw the second list of the Grand Prix du roman of the French Academy and its three selected authors presenting…
our second selection – L’Express
By Darragh McKeon, trans. from English (Ireland) by Carine Chichereau. A sensitive dive into the Irish conflict © / Belfond Editions The former sociology student and rugby player, theater director…
With “Loire”, Etienne Davodeau pushes romantic reunions to the maximum danger – L’Express
Blessed are those who have never considered returning to an old love. Blessed because if despair, naivety, boredom or all three at the same time have pushed some to take…
Patti Smith, a pseudo-poet who became a lucrative icon – L’Express
On October 18, The Great Bookstore gratified its viewers with a singularly hollow report. We saw Patti Smith, wearing a hat to face the mist, surveying the Ardennes countryside alongside…
our first selection – L’Express
The Scepter and the Feather From Montaigne to François Mitterrand, by Bruno de Cessole © / Editions Perrin This is a French exception: for centuries, literature and politics have been…
Maurice Barrès, victim before the time of cancel culture? – The Express
Spring 1921: with their usual humor, the Dadaists organize a false trial of Maurice Barrès. The indictment is presented as follows: “The problem is to know to what extent a…
Thomas Pesquet makes a sensational entrance – L’Express
Everything is happening very quickly: two weeks ago, we were talking about the incessant movements in the essay charts, a week ago we were talking to you about the sudden…
Victoria Hislop, the most Greek of British writers – L’Express
It was a morning of confinement, at the beginning of 2020, Victoria Hislop received a phone call at her home in London from Greek Prime Minister Kyriákos Mitsotákis. “I immediately…