Tag: Books
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…
Kamala Harris, President of the United States? “It would be a mistake to say that it never will be”
/ Podcasts / international book In the recent history of the United States, she was often a pioneer: the first prosecutor from California’s minorities, the first black senator from the…
Torquemada, Florence Delay, Yu Pei-Yun and Zhou Jian-Xin: the books not to be missed
Cain’s Jaw By Torquemada, trans. from English by Claire Watson. The pocket book, 100 p., €14.90. The rating of L’Express: 4/5 CAIN’S JAW By TORQUEMADA © / THE POCKET BOOK…
With the success of ChatGPT, publishers and e-book platforms like Amazon find themselves overwhelmed with books written by or with AI. A phenomenon that worries the real authors…
With the success of ChatGPT, publishers and e-book platforms like Amazon find themselves overwhelmed with books written by or with AI. A phenomenon that worries the real authors… ChatGPT, the…
Book sales: parity on the move
It’s near parity! Yes, there are almost as many women novelists as men in our list of fiction, and a very good female proportion in that of essays. So what…