Tag: Literature Without Borders
Yasmine Khlat, breaking the cycle of invisible exiles
Of Syrian-Lebanese origin, Yasmine Khlat was born in Ismaïlia (Egypt). In Beirut, she became an actress and director, then, during the civil war, she left Lebanon for Paris, where she…
Adrien Bosc, the great crossings and singular destinies
Adrien Bosc was born in 1986 in Avignon. In 2014, he received for his first novel, “Constellation”, the Grand Prix du roman from the French Academy, as well as the…
Constance Debré, writing constantly and without concession
Constance Debré was born in 1972. She is the author of four novels, including “Play Boy” (Stock, 2016) and “Love Me Tender” (Flammarion, 2020, Les Inrockuptibles prize). “I have a…
In memory of René de Obaldia, playwright, writer, French academician
In tribute to René de Obaldia, who died at the age of 103, special program with the rebroadcast of a major interview at his home to talk about his last…
Fawzia Zouari, thread, blood and words, a look back at a Tunisian childhood
Born in Le Kef in Tunisia, Fawzia Zouari holds a doctorate in French and comparative literature. Based in Paris since 1979, she is a journalist and writer. His work is…
Rodney Saint-Éloi, an infinite love for Bertha, his Haitian mother
Born in Haiti, Rodney Saint-Éloi lives in Montreal. Poet, novelist, essayist, he is the founder of the publishing house Mémoire d’encrier. Winner of the Charles Biddle Prize, which highlights the…
Tierno Monénembo, in memory of the victims of Camp Boiro in Guinea
Born July 21, 1947 in Guinea, Tierno Monénembo went into exile in 1969 and lived successively in Senegal and Côte d’Ivoire before moving to France in 1973 to continue his…
Diadié Dembélé, advocacy for equality and language sorority in Mali
Diadié Dembélé was born in Kodié, in western Mali. A graduate of the Master of literary creation from the University of Paris VIII, he works as an interpreter in an…
Mina Namous, in the life of a free woman in love in Algiers
Mina Namous, born in 1984 in Paris in an Algerian family, spent her childhood and adolescence in Algeria. A lawyer, she practiced in Algiers then in Paris. From 2010 to…
The first great Russian feminist with Hélène Carrère d’Encausse
Born in Paris in an exiled Russian family, French historian, specialist in Russia, Hélène Carrère d’Encausse has been a member of the French Academy since 1991, where she was the…