Tag: Books
Beirut Books: how is the French language evolving in Lebanon?
How does French evolve in Lebanon in an Arabic-speaking environment with strong competition from English? A hard-hitting question as the new Book Fair takes place in Beirut with a hundred…
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Beirut Books, a French-speaking literary festival in a country in the midst of a crisis
Writers of 18 mainly French-speaking nationalities will be the guests of Beirut Books, a French-speaking literary festival … A new itinerant literary meeting in the Lebanese capital … a ray…
Isis Labeau-Caberia signs a story of adventures and sorority during slavery
To reclaim a lost memory, to give a voice to those whose history has been concealed, to resonate with contemporary issues too, such is the ambition of a first novel…
“Confidences of a French Intelligence Agent”, by Guilhem Giraud
Former agent of the Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DST, now DGSI), Guilhem Giraud is a specialist in wiretapping. In Confidences of a French intelligence agent (Robert Laffont editions), he points…
Notre-Dame de Paris in the age of science, with Philippe Dillmann
In the aftermath of the Notre-Dame fire of April 15, 2019, mobilization instantly follows emotion. Thus begins a formidable scientific adventure told in the collective work Notre-Dame de Paris, science…
After 12 years of work, the Richelieu site of the BNF reopens its doors
Paris has a new cultural venue: the Richelieu site of the National Library of France. The historic site is reopening after twelve years of work. On the occasion of Heritage…
“Dog 51” by Laurent Gaudé
The French playwright and writer Laurent Gaudé, Goncourt prize in 2004, publishes in this literary season Chien 51 (Editions Actes Sud). An atypical fiction in his work since, for the…
Books of condolence set up at county facilities
Books of condolence have been set up at several Norfolk County facilities to allow area residents to pay respects to Queen Elizabeth II. The long-reigning monarch died Thursday at the…
Literature: Catherine Millet, chronicle of a youth in the St Germain des Près of the 60s
Catherine Millet tries to unravel the mysterious intertwining of chances, confused desires, more or less well-understood opportunities that lead a young girl with no luggage, no money and no great…