Tag: Literature
The book makes its festival in Paris
After 39 editions and two cancellations due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Paris Book Fair, Porte de Versailles, has a new name and a new location. The first Paris Book…
Jonathan Sauvé brings color to life
In his new book “The child with a brush”, published by Carnet de Sel, Jonathan Sauvé laughs at life. A book for young people which is a real concentrate of…
Focus on publishing: from the Paris Book Festival to the “Blackwater” saga
At the time of the Paris Book Festival, back in a new formula, from April 22 to 24, 2022, meeting with the two leaders of the event, followed by a…
The “Modi” turn of Indian letters: between censorship and sensitivity
Indian literature is in the spotlight at the Paris Book Festival, which opens its doors to the general public this Friday, April 22. Thirty Indian authors will take part in…
Paris Book Festival: how to make reading and books desirable?
According to a study by the Center National du Livre, there is a collapse in reading and books. In question, the competition of the screens. At what age do we…
Alberto Manguel, a polygamous reader
It seems that the books breed at night. That’s what I thought I heard in some whispering libraries. It seems thatAlberto Manguel, this reading thinker knows a lot about the…
sixty years ago, the disappearance of Jean Amrouche, the mediator
The year 2022 marks sixty years since the end of the Algerian war. Among the tributes this year, that paid to a major actor of this period. Jean Amrouche, a…
“She leaves him, he kills her”, by Sandrine Bouchait
Book France the Book France of the week denounces the horror of feminicides and the dysfunctions of justice. In 2021, 113 women were victims of femicide in France. Sandrine Bouchait,…
Solenn Bardet, white woman, red woman
Solenn Bardet is officially known to be a geographer, ethnographer, documentarist, but in reality she comes from countless dreams (as Ariane Mnouchkine would say). Dreams born, lying on a carpet,…
Claudio Magris, writing, remembering, and aging in Trieste
Essayist and novelist, winner of numerous prizes, Claudio Magris was born in Trieste in 1939. His works are translated all over the world. He is notably the author of “Danube”,…