Tag: Literature
Literature: between childhood nostalgia and provisional identity, with Mauritian Jean Fanchette
A great Mauritian voice of the 20th century, Jean Fanchette published most of his poetic work in France where he worked and lived from the age of 19. He had…
The Alfabètes write to rebuild themselves at the Maison de la Poésie with the Samu Social
“What we have the strongest is writing, which for me is my outlet on this sidewalk… Everything that happened with the Maison de la Poésie gives us a certain humanity.…
Literature: death of writer Philippe Sollers at 86
Figure of the French literary scene and of “All-Paris” for more than half a century, the writer Philippe Sollers died at the age of 86, we learned, Saturday, May 6,…
Exhibition: “Harry Potter” at the Porte de Versailles, an experience designed for fans
The saga Harry Potter celebrates this year its 25th anniversary since the publication of the first novel. For the occasion, a huge exhibition, which has already passed through Vienna, Austria,…
Marie-Christine Lemardeley-Cunci, specialist in American literature
Is Steinbeck an underestimated Nobel Prize? Pierre-Édouard Deldique receives in Idées, to tell us about it: Marie-Christine Lemardeley-Cunci, university professor, specialist in American literature, on the occasion of the publication…
Mourning for yourself, by Nicolas Menet
/ Podcasts / Book France Nicolas Menet died at the age of 43 on February 4 of a brain tumor. When he realized that his cancer was incurable, he decided…
Literature: in search of “the humanity that is in us”, with the Haitian Évelyne Trouillot
Novelist, poet, short story writer, the Haitian Evelyne Trouillot likes to define herself as a “worker of words”, words she uses to express the ills of her country in all…
Éric Mukendi, the well-laid language
French teacher in Rouen, Éric Mukendi publishes with Gallimard editions “ My two dads », a sparkling first novel with a mixed language, tinged with tenderness and gentle irony, far…
In Russia, the publication of translated literature suffers from the freezing of international relations – Finnish translators have run out of work
PEREDELKINO / MOSCOW. In February, a meeting was held at the writer’s house in Peredelkino Anna Voronkova a workshop for Finnish language translators to hone their skills. The writer’s village…
“The TikTok system”, by Océane Herrero
/ Podcasts / Book France In recent weeks, the TikTok app has been banned for officials or members of government in many Western countries. How dangerous is TikTok? How to…