Tag: Books
Miguel Bonnefoy, the solar writer highlights an inventor of the shadows
In 2013, “Young Writer” prize with Icarus and other short stories (Buchet-Chastel), Miguel Bonnefoy is the author of a multi-award winning work: Octavio’s Journey (2015, Five Continents Prize – special…
Kinga Wyrzykowska, when the family becomes the theater of society
Born in 1977 in Warsaw, Kinga Wyrzykowska emigrated to France as a child, during the state of siege in her country. white paw is his first novel. ” The Simart-Duteils…
Minh Tran Huy, my son, my battle
Minh Tran Huy is a literary critic and writer. She is the author of multi-award-winning novels: The Princess and the Fisherman (2007), The Double Life of Anna Song (2009), Traveler…
Raozy Pellerin, breaking the silence of the fight of refugees in France
Raozy Pellerin was born in Marseille, to parents of Malagasy and Comorian origins, and grew up on the island of Reunion. She studied international law. After several years in the…
Alain Mabanckou, life in the kingdom of the dead
Born in Pointe-Noire in Congo-Brazzaville, Alain Mabanckou teaches today in the United States. Translator, editor, writer, documentary filmmaker, he is the author of numerous essays and novels including porcupine memory…
“Power games”, behind the scenes of the media, by Mathieu Gallet
Mathieu Gallet, the former CEO of Radio France, tells the backstage of the media and power in France. He was only 37 when he was appointed in 2014 and his…
“The left in Israel, conversation between generations” by Ouri Weber
Ouri Weber is a sociologist, member of Kibbutz Yekhiam, in Israel, which he joined in 1966 with a group of the socialist Zionist youth movement Hashomer Hatzaïr. This summer, he…
Literary back to school 2022: “It’s a lottery by definition”
After an exceptional year for the world of French publishing, only 490 novels are expected at the start of the 2022 academic year. The headliners are called Virginie Despentes with…
What Game of Thrones books are there and how many are to come?
Game of Thrones is over on TV, but A Song of Ice and Fire is far from over. George RR Martin continues to write the finale of his fantasy saga,…
In China, Winnie the Pooh is a dangerous work, in the USA censorship is often related to sexuality – we are looking for a number of banned books from around the world
Banning books is not only a thing of the past, but also commonplace in 2022. Digitalization has expanded censorship and brought a new tool to those in power. Maarit Piri-Lahti,…