Tag: Culture
The 2024 Renaudot prize awarded to Gaël Faye for his novel “Jacaranda”
The Renaudot prize has just been awarded to the Franco-Rwandan author Gaël Faye, one of the favorites for the Goncourt, for his second novel entitled Jacarandapublished by Grasset. His first…
His view of Donald Trump, his friend Vincent Bolloré… The confessions of Philippe Labro – L’Express
Nothing to do: in 2024, Philippe Labro continues to extend the year 1954. Elvis Presley then begins to act up in Memphis and the young Frenchman sadly ends his exchange…
With his thriller “Leo”, South African Deon Meyer mourns his rainbow nation – L’Express
Deon Meyer is one of the sure values of the thriller, of those whose new production we await, divided between the desire for a comforting ritual and the hope of…
at the Maritime Museum, a spectacular immersion – L’Express
“The ultimate sporting challenge.” This is how in 2012 Robin Knox-Johnston summed up the solo round-the-world sailing trip, non-stop and without assistance, more than forty years after opening the way…
a life of panache immortalized in an album – L’Express
They knew that Bernard, their father, was impatient, so they, Agnès and Cécile Pivot, acted quickly to offer us this superb album. Six short months after the death, at the…
Gaël Faye, Kamel Daoud… Our list of book sales before Goncourt and Renaudot – L’Express
It’s time, it’s time to take stock before the surge in prices for the coming week which begins on November 4 with the Goncourt and Renaudot. Looking at our Top…
The catacombs of Paris are entitled to a large-scale and historic restoration
It is one of the most tourist sites in Paris: nearly 600,000 visitors descend into the darkness of the catacombs each year. This historic site houses the bones of several…
Spirou album withdrawn from sale after accusations of racism
In Belgium, the comic book publisher Dupuis announced, Thursday October 31, the withdrawal of the album from newsstands Spirou and the blue gorgon (Dany on drawing, Yann on script). Released…
Jamaican Burning Spear, reggae icon, on African tour
The Jamaican Burning Spear, a reggae monument, is currently on tour in Africa. It began in Zimbabwe on October 18 and will end in Kenya on November 2, after passing…
United Kingdom: culture struggling
The Labor government announced its first budget on Wednesday (October 30, 2024) with the biggest tax rise in Britain for 30 years. Good news for public services? Money for culture…