Tag: In person(s)
“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…
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…
Hear Aimé Césaire for the National Day of Memories of the Slave Trade and Slavery
First poem by Aimé Césaire, Notebook of a return to the native country recounts the French West Indies before the decline of the colonial empire, in 1939. A text marked…
Literature: for Susie Morgenstern, “Writing is breathing”
Leading author of children’s literature, Susie Morgenstern, talks about her relationship with writing, which she describes as ” intimate archeology », a pen search in her thoughts that she practices…
Between mime and philosophy, Jos Houben dissects “The art of laughter” on stage
Actor, author and director, in France and in Great Britain, Jos Houben is also a teacher with theater companies, opera, circus schools… all over the world. On the stage of…
“War”, new novel by Louis-Ferdinand Céline published 88 years after it was written
Among Céline’s manuscripts found last year, 150 pages recount her experience as a war wounded in 1914 in the form of a novel. Written two years after the publication of…
“The Tenderness”: Portraits of Today’s Masculinity on Stage
In person(s) five years later Disobeywhich featured female characters, inspired by meetings and testimonies of young women from immigrant backgrounds, Julie Bérès uses the same creative process to design the…
“Doux mots dits”, a collection of poems by the singer Clou
Nominated in the “feminine revelation” category at the Victoires de la Musique 2021, the singer Clou is also a poet and designer. She publishes this spring Sweet words saida collection…
Jean-Claude Ellena “nose-writer”: lexicon of lovers of smells and perfumes
It’s a book that talks about smells, perfumes and the words of this universe, written by two friends, one a composer of recognized perfumes, the other a journalist whose perfume…