Tag: Pierre
Pierre Poilievre visits Woodstock amid byelection, ignores party in-fighting
Local News Published May 06, 2023 • 2 minute read Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre speaks during question period in the House of Commons on June 15, 2022. Photo by Justin…
Steinbeck told by his pencils, by Pierre Assouline
Frankly, what an idea to write again to rest from having written! Only writers indulge in such fantasies. With Simenon, that gave rise to seventy-five investigations by Superintendent Maigret. Chez…
Pierre Assouline, Ioulia Iakovleva and Quentin Ebrard: books not to be missed
the swimmer, pby Pierre Assouline, Gallimard, 260 p., €20. The rating of L’Express: 4/5 THE SWIMMER BY PIERRE ASSOULINE © / GALLIMARD No doubt, our columnist is like a fish…
Pierre Loti, a traveler’s life
Alain Quella-Villéger is one of the great specialists in the life and work of writer-traveller Pierre Loti. On the occasion of the centenary of his death, he publishes with his…
Pierre Lacotte, dancer and great ballet choreographer, died at the age of 91
French choreographer Pierre Lacotte died on Monday April 10 at the age of 91. He was known for his reconstructions of 19th century ballets for the world’s greatest companies. “…
Pierre Laville, at the heart of the Comédie Française during the 2nd World War
Pierre Laville is a writer, playwright and director. His own plays and adaptations are performed by the greatest theaters (Comédie-Française, Odéon, Chaillot, Antoine Theater, Porte Saint-Martin, etc.) and have been…
One publisher can hide another, by Pierre Assouline
One editor can hide another. We only have this word to designate the boss and sometimes owner of a publishing house as well as its literary director, more directly involved…
“All noted!”, by Pierre Bentata – Livre France
Whether it’s stars, small hearts or thumbs, we spend our time rating the Uber driver, the restaurant or the beauty of a landscape. In All noted!Pierre Bentata, its author, is…
“Green, my ass!” by Pierre Rouvière and Barnabé Crespin-Pommier
/ Podcasts / Book France THE Book France of the week attempts to distinguish between small and large gestures for the environment… Frédérique Genot interviews Pierre Rouvière and Barnabé Crespin…
Praise of empathy among biographers, by Pierre Assouline
Not all writers have to like their characters. It’s even so rare that when it happens in a novel, the critics take notice. The least of things in biographers. Some…