Tag: Culture
The Nobel Prize in Literature awarded to South Korean novelist Han Kang – L’Express
South Korean literature is in the spotlight. The Nobel Prize for Literature was awarded this Thursday, October 10, to South Korean author Han Kang, 53. The writer, who writes poems…
when Maylis de Kerangal tells of Le Havre, her “Stalingrad-sur-Seine” – L’Express
From her, from her books, the reader remembers above all that she projects into literature a profession, a technique which only rarely appears there. Heart transplantation in Repair the livingconstruction…
At the Mazan rape trial, the public supports Gisèle Pelicot and denounces rape culture
The trial of the “Mazan rapes”, a monumental and emblematic trial of rape culture, opened on September 2, 2024 before the Vaucluse Criminal Court, in Avignon, is scheduled to last…
the Orange Foundation ends its African book prize
It’s a page-turner for lovers of African literature. After six editions, the Orange foundation is putting an end to the Orange Book Prize in Africa (POLA), which rewarded authors and…
“The Story of Souleymane”, painful illustration of social domination – L’Express
First of all, he is handsome, powerful, athletic, but his sport, cycling in this Olympic Paris, is not a game: he is a deliveryman. From those who take all the…
the incredible story of the French “petit nègre” – L’Express
“There’s good Banania”; “You’re a bad white guy.” Whether in advertising or in Tintin in the Congowe have all been confronted one day or another with what we call the…
Super popular Charli XCX expands into film career | News in brief
British pop singer Charli XCX, who released the Brat album that became very popular in the summer, is trying her wings as an actress. The British pop singer who became…
diving into the lair of a negotiator – L’Express
It is always instructive to visit writers in their homes and explore their offices, whether baroque, such as the bunker near Locarno, Switzerland, of Patricia Highsmith, where she lived surrounded…
independent bookstores are suffering from the economic crisis
More and more independent bookstores are going out of business in Argentina, and particularly in Buenos Aires. With each closure, a part of the identity of the Argentine capital fades.…
Why you should read Loïc Prigent’s offbeat essay on fashion extravagances – L’Express
Pretending to interview Loïc Prigent during Paris Fashion Week is about as illusory as trying to extract the confessions of a Tour de France cyclist in the middle of the…