Tag: French language
One land, one author: in Mali with Diadié Dembélé
Diadié Dembélé was born in Kodié, in western Mali. A graduate of the Master’s degree in literary creation from the University of Paris VIII, he works as an interpreter in…
One land, one author: in Iceland with Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir
Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir lives in Reykjavík. After studying art history in Paris, she directed the Museum of the University of Iceland. She is the author of several novels including “Rosa…
The author and academician Dany Laferrière as a child
On the occasion of the French Language and Francophonie Week: from Villers-Cotterêts to Abidjan, French, a plural language! (Replay) In The Watching Child, the narrator is a little boy who…
Jean Teulé, Patrice Franceschi, Dany Laferrière, Charlotte Rampling, among others, 4th stage
This season, we take you every week on a report to a region of the French-speaking world to discover a place or a personality. Today, meet the French writer Jean…
One land, one author: in Congo-Brazzaville with Fann Attiki, “Voices of Africa” prize
The “Voix d’Afriques” literary prize initiated by RFI, Lattès editions in partnership with the Cité Internationale des Arts returns for a second edition. After a call for writing from young…
Katerina Autet, from Russia to France via the United States
Born in Russia, Katerina Autet spent her teenage years in the United States. She chose to come to France, twenty years ago, as part of a university exchange, and never…
In the folds of language: what happens when a person speaks?
What is speech for? To be understood? To share his moods? Advertising Why do we use some words rather than others? What determines intonation or expression? Guest: Laurent Danon-Boileau, psychoanalyst.…
Inkwell memory: 20 years of a diversity publishing house
Founded in Montreal in 2003, the publishing house Mémoire d’encrier is about to celebrate its 20th anniversary. Novel, story, short story, poetry or chronicles, the Canadian publishing house publishes authors…
The tchiloli, a theater tradition of the settlers of Sao Tomé unmasked
On the African island of São Tomé, on the Equator, three hundred kilometers off the coast of Gabon, the Tchiloli is perpetuated, one of the most original forms of traditional…
Literature: Gérard Prunier, fifty years in the Great Lakes region
Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Rwanda: in ten short stories, Gérard Prunier recounts half a century of life in East Africa. Guest: Gerard Prunierformer CNRS researcher, now independent consultant and specialist…