Tag: Books
Francophone book meetings in Kigali: Mohammed Mbougar Sarr and Wilfried N’Sondé
Mohammed Mbougar Sarr, Senegalese author, Goncourt Prize 2021 for “ The most secret memory of men » and Wilfried N’Sondé born in Brazzaville, multi-award winning author notably for his historical…
Aslak Nore, Paula Jacques and Maryline Desbiolles: books not to be missed
The Cemetery of the Sea By Aslak Nore, trans. from Norwegian by Loup-Maëlle Besançon The noise of the world, 512 p., 25 €. Express rating: 3/5 By Aslak Nore, trans.…
Faced with inflation, the British buy fewer books for their children
News Published on 03/01/2023 at 2:29 p.m. Updated 03/01/2023 at 2:29 p.m. Reading 2 mins. The cost of living crisis is deepening in the UK, forcing many Britons to cut…
On the arduous work of a writer, by Pierre Assouline
Basically, it is no coincidence that the expression “book chain” is so widespread: those who participate in it live like chained people. Also these galley slaves of the literary life…
Francophone book meetings in Kigali: writing as reparation
Yolande Mukagasana and Dorcy Rugamba lost their families during the Genocide perpetrated against the Tutsis in Rwanda in 1994. Writing to testify and survive has since become essential for the…
Sale of books: the powers of literature in the face of death
Chance of publications, the questioning of the powers of literature in the face of death crosses several of the bestsellers of this autumn. Starting with Justine Augier’s book, Believe (23rd…
James Bond books rewritten – ‘offensive content’ removed
Before the 70th anniversary of the author Ian Fleming’s books about agent James Bond, the publisher announces that the books are partially being rewritten. After being evaluated by “offensive content…
Do you know Sarah Rivens? The secrets of a literary phenomenon
She has an Anglo-Saxon-sounding pseudonym that should be pronounced by clicking the final “s”, but she is Algerian. She lives on the other side of the Mediterranean, but is a…
Michelle Perrot, the feminist historian attacking the younger generations
She hates being ecstatic about her age, we read, so we don’t tell her, but we think it loud, very loud. Rarely have we seen a person of 94 spring…
George Sanders, Charles-Henry Contamine, Douna Loup: books not to be missed
Scoundrel Profession By George Sanders, trans. from English by Romain Slocombe. Seguier, 275 pages, €20. The rating of L’Express: 5/5 Rogue Profession By GEORGE SANDERS © / SEGUIER He had…