Tag: Literature
In the hustle and bustle of colonial Kenya, with Ngugi wa Thiong’o (2/2)
Dreaming in war is the French title of the childhood memories of the novelist and playwright Ngugi wa Thiong’o. Octogenarian, the writer restores in this first volume of his Memoirs…
Valérie Zenatti, life and history in motion
Valérie Zenatti is a writer, screenwriter and translator of Aharon Appelfeld. She has written for young people, notably “A bottle in the sea of Gaza” (L’École des Loisirs, 2005) translated…
“Qui-Vive”, a wandering by Valérie Zenatti between Tel Aviv, Capernaum and Jerusalem
The new novel by writer Valérie Zenatti appears this Friday under the title Qui-Vive, published by L’Olivier. The story of a French woman who goes on a trip to Israel…
Faced with the decline in learning Braille, associations fear “illiteracy” among the visually impaired
Largely neglected in favor of digital solutions, Braille is used less and less by people suffering from visual impairments. On this World Braille Day, associations, which fear a “ loss…
“The Great Fire” by Léonor de Récondo, women, flames and souls
With “Le grand feu”, her ninth novel, the violinist and novelist Léonor de Récondo immerses us in the baroque Venice of the 18th century by following the destiny of a…
Good year ! Wishes and stories for 2024!
Currently in residence at the Aubervilliers laboratories, the storyteller Jude Joseph of Haitian origin explains to us the origin of tales and their importance in Haiti. He “draws” the stories…
“Cross of Ashes” by Antoine Sénanque, the plague, the monk and the stake
With “Croix de cendre”, Antoine Sénanque offers one of the favorite novels of this literary season. A medieval thriller which immerses the reader in a great book of adventures on…
Solenn Bardet, white woman, red woman
Solenn Bardet is officially known to be a geographer, ethnographer, documentarian, but in reality she comes from countless dreams (as Ariane Mnouchkine would say). Dreams born, lying on a carpet,…
Homage to Henri Lopes – In G major
Born in Léopolville in 1937, died on November 2, 2023, Henri Lopes was an emblematic political figure since independence to the present day (Prime Minister, several times minister, deputy director…
Utopia according to the Sierra Leonean novelist Ishmaël Beah [Rediffusion]
Former child soldier, Sierra Leonean Ishmaël Beah made himself known by publishing The path traveled, a poignant autobiographical account of the Civil War, its darkness and its brutality. He is…