Tag: French language
Another story of Algeria with the American writer Alice Kaplan
American writer, academic and historian, Alice Kaplan has worked on memory, autobiography and archives concerning the post-war French literary scene. After being interested in the Algeria of Albert Camus in…
“At the four corners of the word” with Jérôme Rouger, Valentine Bonomo and Captain Alexandre
Second program at the Cité du mot, with three guests of the “Aux quatre coins du mot” festival, who explore the French language, each in their own way, at Charité-sur-Loire,…
These surprising etymologies of the French language with Françoise Nore!
That the Latin verb finder gave rise to words like slit, fissure or… buttock? That “pastis” comes from the Greek? What are the origins, evolutions, disappearances and reappearances of these…
The sounds to say it – Breath
Presentation of the series: The sounds to say it Beyond their meaning, the sound of the words evokes what they convey. If poetry has been played since the dawn of…
Mahir Guven, remembering beautiful things and beautiful people
Mahir Guven was born in 1986, he was executive director of the newspaper Le 1 and of the magazine America, and is now literary director of the label “La Grenade”…
“Elements of language”: the OIF put in bubbles by Bertin Leblanc
In person(s) Bertin Leblanc, a former journalist, was the spokesperson for the International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF) at the time of the transfer of power between Michaëlle Jean and…
Ling Xi, grace and pain according to the French-speaking Chinese writer
Ling Xi left her native China in 1998 to attend a major Parisian business school, she then worked in financial companies. She is the author in French of several fictions:…
Cristina Comencini, women, teachers and children
Director, screenwriter and writer, Cristina Comencini was born in 1956 in Rome and attended French high school. She made her debut with her father Luigi Comencini before directing her own…
Female transmission at the heart of the latest novel by Quebecer Lise Gauvin
Novelist, essayist and professor emeritus of the French language department at the University of Montreal, Lise Gauvin has received numerous awards and is one of the founding members of the…
French language: New 2023 edition of the Le Petit Robert dictionary
Each year, the new edition of the Petit Robert of the French language sees new words appear and disappear, mirroring today’s society. What will be the new arrivals and the…