Tag: Literature
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…
“Hadraawi’s poetry speaks to all Somalis across their divisions”
Poet emblematic of the Somali language and culture, Hadraawi nicknamed the “Somali Shakespeare” died Thursday, at the age of 79, in the Republic of Somaliland where he lived. Hugely popular…
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…
[En intégral] Koulsy Lamko (Chad): “That of the islands”
“Celile” or “Celle des îles”, a storyteller and cabaret singer responds to a funny casting to brighten up the evenings of “well-thinking and well-sleeping customers” at the restaurant “Le petit…
Literary back to school 2022: “It’s a lottery by definition”
After an exceptional year for the world of French publishing, only 490 novels are expected at the start of the 2022 academic year. The headliners are called Virginie Despentes with…
death of Déwé Gorodey, pioneer of Kanak literature and the struggle for independence
We learned of the death of the novelist Déwé Gorodey, Sunday August 14, at the age of 73. Also a pioneer in the struggle for the independence of New Caledonia,…
Hakan Günday – In G major
Red carpet for Hakan Günday, the youngest of a young and bubbling Turkish literature. And that rhymes with revolution. (Rebroadcast 4/6/2016) Hakan Gunday, author of eight explosive and underground novels,…
Jean-François Samlong, Mémona Hintermann, Michèle Rakotoson, Bonbon Vodou, among others, 6th stage
This week, we are taking you to Reunion for a special show, to discover several personalities. Appointment with the Reunionese author Jean-François Samlong; the French author and journalist from Réunion,…
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…
In the spotlight: Salman Rushdie stabbed
The author of satanic verses passed over by the sword of Damocles? For the time being, no certainty about the motivations of his attacker, Salman Rushdie still being hospitalized, on…