Tag: Literature
Emmanuelle Richard, this obscure subject of desire
“Men”, the fourth novel by Emmanuelle Richard questions, frankly and with her frank pen, feminine and masculine desire. A powerful feminist novel, which probes with its lively gaze, patriarchal violence,…
Literature: Catherine Millet, chronicle of a youth in the St Germain des Près of the 60s
Catherine Millet tries to unravel the mysterious intertwining of chances, confused desires, more or less well-understood opportunities that lead a young girl with no luggage, no money and no great…
“The tumult” of Sélim Nassib, “to understand the history of Lebanon without doing politics”
The novel The tumult, by Sélim Nassib (Éditions de l’Olivier), tells the story of Youssef, a teenager who grew up in Beirut in a Jewish family. It is also the…
Catherine Bardon, the flower, misfortune and the dictator
In her new novel and after the success of her saga “The Uprooted”, Catherine Bardon recounts today the overwhelming fate of Flor de Oro Trujillo, the daughter of one of…
EXTRA! the living literature festival with Simon Johannin
The Extra! will take place from September 8 to 18, 2022 and highlights sound creation, radio, performances, literary speed-dating. Simon Johannin,author and poet, he is one of the great guests…
“The Jester’s War”, an adolescence in Bondy signed Idir Hocini
Between The War of the Buttons, The Lord of the Rings and The little Nicolas, The Jester’s War is a learning novel with irresistible humour. This first novel published by…
Literature: “Stöld” by Ann-Helen Laestadius gives a voice to the Sami people
The book had a resounding success in Sweden, and it has just been published in France by Robert Laffont editions. Stoldby Ann-Helen Laestadius, sheds harsh light on the condition of…
Halimata Fofana, the scar woman
Long torn between two worlds, under the weight of a taboo inherited from generation to generation called excision. Welcome to our intimacy In G Major. No doubt you make your…
The African Marseille of Claude McKay
Intrigue in the world of publishing, we found the microfilm of a novel by Claude McKay, writer of the Harlem Renaissance movement and author of Banjo. The text will eventually…
Frenchwoman Marie-Aude Murail receives the Andersen Prize
With millions of copies sold and nearly a hundred books published, French author Marie-Aude Murail has been a leading figure in world children’s literature for decades. His work has now…