Tag: Literature Without Borders
Laurent Gaudé, what will tomorrow’s world be like?
Novelist, short story writer and playwright born in 1972, Laurent Gaudé is an integral part of the French literary panorama of the 21st century. His work, translated worldwide, is published…
Touhfat Mouhtare, all fire, all flame
Born in 1986 in Moroni, Comoros, Touhfat Mouhtare grew up between her island and several countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Came to France to continue her studies, she now lives in…
Miguel Bonnefoy, the solar writer highlights an inventor of the shadows
In 2013, “Young Writer” prize with Icarus and other short stories (Buchet-Chastel), Miguel Bonnefoy is the author of a multi-award winning work: Octavio’s Journey (2015, Five Continents Prize – special…
Kinga Wyrzykowska, when the family becomes the theater of society
Born in 1977 in Warsaw, Kinga Wyrzykowska emigrated to France as a child, during the state of siege in her country. white paw is his first novel. ” The Simart-Duteils…
Minh Tran Huy, my son, my battle
Minh Tran Huy is a literary critic and writer. She is the author of multi-award-winning novels: The Princess and the Fisherman (2007), The Double Life of Anna Song (2009), Traveler…
Raozy Pellerin, breaking the silence of the fight of refugees in France
Raozy Pellerin was born in Marseille, to parents of Malagasy and Comorian origins, and grew up on the island of Reunion. She studied international law. After several years in the…
Alain Mabanckou, life in the kingdom of the dead
Born in Pointe-Noire in Congo-Brazzaville, Alain Mabanckou teaches today in the United States. Translator, editor, writer, documentary filmmaker, he is the author of numerous essays and novels including porcupine memory…
A land, an author: in Tunisia with Fawzia Zouari
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…
One land, one author: in Guinea with Tierno Monénembo
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…
One land, one author: in Mali with Diadié Dembélé
Diadié Dembélé was born in Kodié, in western Mali. A graduate of the Master’s degree in literary creation from the University of Paris VIII, he works as an interpreter in…