Tag: Books
Roald Dahl’s books rewritten: “A distressing view of children’s literature”
The Puffin publishing house has announced new versions of children’s novels by Roald Dahl, author among others of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda Or Fantastic Master Fox. Several hundred…
Roald Dahl’s books are cleared of offensive words
Words like “fat” and “ugly” disappear from British author Roald Dahl’s children’s books. The books are being changed to be more inclusive and less offensive. It is the publisher Puffin…
J.-MG Le Clézio and Jeanne Pham Tran: books not to be missed
Obverse. News from the undesirables By J.-MG Le Clézio. Gallimard, 224 pages, €19.50. The rating of L’Express: 4/5 Obverse. News from the undesirables By JMG Le Clézio. Gallimard © /…
“The King and the Clockmaker”: the master of thriller Arnaldur Indridason goes back in time
“The author with 18 million readers worldwide”! The banner, which flashes on the cover of the new novel by Icelandic Arnaldur Indridason, would have something to frighten the writer of…
Alexandra Goujon: “The Ukrainians are convinced that they will win”
/ Podcasts / international book Since its invasion by Russia on February 24, 2022, Ukraine has been in the international news when the country’s history was little known until then.…
The 1st African Book Festival of Marrakech, all fire, all flame
Flam: four initials to designate the African Book Festival in Marrakech which took place a few days ago. For the first time, some fifty writers and artists from the Maghreb…
When Mario Vargas Llosa pays his debt to the great authors who inspired him
When the Hispano-Peruvian Mario Vargas Llosa was received in solemn session on February 9 at the French Academy, he delivered a vibrant speech to the glory of literary France. He…
“The ideal man”: a comic to put in all hands
Piotr Barsony publishes with Intervalles editions, I don’t know how to put it, the word masterpiece being so overused, and the modesty of the feat so elegantly coupled with quiet…
Book sales: the big gap between the first and the last of the charts
Of course, authors and publishers applaud when they appear in our charts. But let’s face it, there is a world between the first and the last of the top 20…
Ash Davidson, Louise Mey and Marie de Lattre: the books not to be missed
The Last Giants By Ash Davidson, trans. from English (United States) by Fabienne Duvigneau. Actes Sud, 528 P., 24.50 euros. Express rating: 5/5 The Last Giants, by Ash Davidson (Actes…