Tag: Literature Without Borders
Jennifer Haigh, an American novelist in the reconquest of women’s rights
Jennifer Haigh was born in 1968 in Barnesboro, Pennsylvania. She studied in France and first turned to journalism, before devoting herself to literature. She wrote her first novel while living…
Cécile Ladjali, breaking the silence and finding the right words
Of Iranian origin, Cécile Ladjali is an associate of modern letters. She lives in Paris where she teaches literature and playwriting at La Salle Blanche (“laboratory of the actor-researcher”). She…
Colson Whitehead, the powerful breath of American literature
Born in New York in 1969, Colson Whitehead is one of the very few American writers to have been awarded the Pulitzer Prize twice, for his two previous novels “Underground…
Dominique Fortier revives the grace of poet Emily Dickinson
Born in Quebec, Dominique Fortier is a writer and translator. After a doctorate in French literature, she published her first novel in 2008, “Good use of the stars», laureate of…
DOA, the writer with his finger on the trigger
DOA (Dead On Arrival) is the pseudonym of a French novelist and screenwriter who, in the era of the planetary Big Brother, likes that we don’t know too much about…
Véronique Ovaldé, the Sicilian clan
Véronique Ovaldé has published ten novels, including “And my transparent heart” (France Culture-Télérama prize), “What I know of Vera Candida” (Renaudot prize for high school students in 2009, France Télévisions…
The 1000 books that make you want to read by Sarah Sauquet
Professor of letters and author, Sarah Sauquet has published several books including “A hero and heroine name, a dictionary of literary names” (Le Robert, 2019), “Crossing literature in 365 days”…
Brigitte Giraud, winner of the Prix Goncourt 2022 with “Live fast”
Brigitte Giraud is the thirteenth writer to be crowned with the Prix Goncourt since its creation in 1903. Author of a dozen books and texts for young people, she received…
Pascal Quignard, music, words, love, the sea, death
Born in 1948, Pascal Quignard has written more than seventy books. Historical or contemporary novel, essay, tale, fragment, autobiography compose a masterful work, rewarded by the Goncourt prize, the French…
Sol & Rémi discover classical music with Karol Beffa and Guillaume Métayer
Composer, pianist and musicologist, Karol Beffa was elected composer of the year at the Victoires de la Musique Classique. In 2016, he won the High School Composers Grand Prize. A…