Tag: Literature
“When I wrote, I did not see the walls”
In Turkey, writer Ahmet Altan, 72, spent five years behind bars. The government accuses him of having helped launch the attempted coup against him in 2016. Released last April, the…
(RE-BROADCAST) – Literature: Tanguy Viel publishes a novel on the influence seen from the inside
In the wake of the #MeToo movement, author Tanguy Viel publishes “The girl we call”. A novel about influence, domination and consent. Guest: Tanguy VielI, French author. His latest novel…
Francis Huster declaims his love for Molière
Actor, director and member of the Comédie Française, Francis Huster has always been passionate about Molière. He publishes two books “The Dictionary of Molière’s Love” (Plon editions) and “Poquelin contre…
“Save our oceans!” by Jean-Michel Cousteau
This Sunday’s France book is an appeal for the environment: ” Save our oceans ! », Published by Éditions de l’Archipel. Its author is Jean-Michel Cousteau, son of the famous…
“Mom, I’m not dead”
On December 15, the French government announced the creation of a ministerial mission on illegal international adoptions. For decades, many children have been adopted under unclear conditions in France, but…
Michel Houellebecq, the star of French letters, again victim of hacking
The literary community only talks about that. The new book by the sulphurous Michel Houellebecq, one of the most widely read French authors in the world, has been hacked! Annihilate…
Claire Berest, the art of trompe-l’oeil
After “Nothing is black”, her latest novel which was interested in the life of Frida Khalo, Claire Berest returns today with “Artifices”. An addicting thriller-like novel based on characters steeped…
(REDIFFUSION) – Emmanuel Lascoux and Homère, an “Odyssey” of translation?
“The language of Homer is untranslatable”, writes Emmanuel Lascoux, in the preface to his new translation of Homer’s Odyssey. Advertising How to keep the Hellenistic rhythm, the theatricality of the…
Mohamed Mbougar Sarr – In G major
His name is Mohamed Mbougar Sarr and he is a young author, Présence Africaine. Personally, I would say that he is an author who carries and who does not care…
“The New Sectarian Peril” by Jean-Loup Adénor and Timothée de Rauglaudre
The book France for this Sunday, December 19 is called The New Sectarian Peril, co-written by Jean-Loup Adénor and Timothée de Rauglaudre. The authors discuss in nuance and detail the…