Tag: Books
diving into the lair of a negotiator – L’Express
It is always instructive to visit writers in their homes and explore their offices, whether baroque, such as the bunker near Locarno, Switzerland, of Patricia Highsmith, where she lived surrounded…
independent bookstores are suffering from the economic crisis
More and more independent bookstores are going out of business in Argentina, and particularly in Buenos Aires. With each closure, a part of the identity of the Argentine capital fades.…
Why you should read Loïc Prigent’s offbeat essay on fashion extravagances – L’Express
Pretending to interview Loïc Prigent during Paris Fashion Week is about as illusory as trying to extract the confessions of a Tour de France cyclist in the middle of the…
Three books to better understand how to invest – L’Express
Calculate the interest capitalized on a Livret A account over several years, measure the impact of inflation on your investments, master the concepts of risk and return… Essential skills but…
Alaa El Aswany, the fight at the end of the pen – L’Express
For a long time, Alaa El Aswany alternated writing work and treatment in her dental practice in Cairo. Long after the resounding success of his Yacoubian building, adapted for the…
Yuval Noah Harari or Xavier Niel, who sells the most in bookstores? – The Express
There is a lot of action in the tests with no less than eight newcomers. It’s dry! Starting with Yuval Noah Harari, the Israeli historian and philosopher, author, notably, of…
My night in bombed Beirut, by the Lebanese novelist Hyam Yared – L’Express
On a quiet night during which Beirut is getting used to sleeping drowned in the sound of shells that we have learned to trivialize since the start of the offensives,…
Children of war in France, Germany and Italy (1943-1949)
With this first work from her doctoral thesis, researcher Camille Mahé, lecturer at the University of Strasbourg, paints a striking portrait of a generation of children who were between six…
“The Old World behind us”, brilliant novel about the epic tale of a father – L’Express
We must always listen to Quebecers, especially when they talk about France. Certainly, Olivier Kemeid is atypical, as he impresses with his imposing historical culture of the Old Continent, heritage…
Family, restaurants, books and salary
Nils Molinder’s age – how old is he? Nils Molinder was born on November 1, 1968, which means that he will turn 57 in the fall of 2025. Nils Molinder…