Tag: Jean
Jean Rouaud, writing before and after the Goncourt Prize
Publication in 1990 of Champs d’Honneur which won the Goncourt Prize. Four books follow which constitute, with the first, the cycle of the “Book of the Dead”. Comedy of Autumn…
Former newsagent Jean Rouaud recounts his Goncourt Prize in “Autumn Comedy”
A few days before the new Goncourt Prize which will be announced on November 7, 2023, the cultural guest is a former winner: Jean Rouaud, awarded in 1990 for his…
Michel Jean, the Quebec Indian
If you are a proverb lover, I will place one in your ear. Sovereignty is something that extends in ever-widening circles, from within yourself. A proverb that comes from a…
World number two Iga Swiatek knocks Billie Jean King Cup: “Risk of injury”
The WTA Finals conclude in Cancun, Mexico on November 5 and just two days later the Billie Jean King Cup begins in Seville. This means that world number three Coco…
Michel Jean, Quebec writer and voice of indigenous people
Michel Jean is an Innu journalist and author, belonging to the community of Mashteuiatsh, on the banks of Lake Saint-Jean, in Quebec. Kukum, his previous novel crowned with numerous and…
The writer and journalist Michel Jean wants to “show what is beautiful despite everything” in a repulsive universe
Of Innu origin, one of the recognized indigenous peoples in Canada, the writer and journalist Michel Jean is one of the first to have written about his community. On the…
Exhibition: Jean Boghossian, alchemist of fire in Palermo
Internationally renowned sculptor and painter, Jean Boghossian, exhibits across the world, notably in 2017 at the Venice Biennale to represent Armenia. His works are distinguished by the unique use of…
Behind the scenes of Goncourt 1990 told by Jean Rouaud himself
“And you, what do you do for a living? – Writer. – How I envy you, but apart from that, what is your job?” The fact is that “it” is…
Where to go at the Dutch Film Festival? Director Jean van de Velde gives tips
Jean van de Velde is quite satisfied with the level of the films, but he misses the intermediate category a bit. “Very beautiful arthouse films have been made, but somehow…
Where to go at the Dutch Film Festival? Director Jean van de Velde gives tips
Jean van de Velde is quite satisfied with the level of the films, but he misses the intermediate category a bit. “Very beautiful arthouse films have been made, but somehow…