Tag: writer
What died the writer?
The French writer with more than 40 million pounds sold died this Thursday, February 6, at 78 years old. Paul-Loup Sulitzer had recently had health concerns. A page turns. Paul-Loup…
The state of health of the writer Boualem Sansal questions
Franco-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal came out of the hospital recently to return to prison said the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jean-Noël Barrot. Incarcerated in Algeria since mid-November 2024, the Franco-Algerian…
Indigenous writer Alicia Elliott appointed Laurier Stedman Fellow
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Published Jan 08, 2025 • 2 minute read Wilfrid Laurier University has appointed Brantford writer Alicia Elliott as the Laurier Stedman Fellow. Last year…
the president attacks France and the writer Boualem Sansal in a speech to the nation
During a speech to the nation delivered before both houses of Parliament, the Algerian president, re-elected for a second term in early September, strongly attacked France on December 29, 2024.…
The Franco-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal heard by the anti-terrorist prosecution of Algiers
Boualem Sansal was placed under arrest warrant in Algeria: this is what his lawyer said in a press release shared this Wednesday, November 27. The Franco-Algerian writer, arrested in Algiers…
Why was the writer Boualem Sansal arrested in Algeria? The fate of the Franco-Algerian worries
Awarded the Grand Prix du roman from the French Academy in 2015 and censored in Algeria, the author was arrested on November 16 near Algiers. His hostility towards the regime…
Emmanuel Macron “very concerned” by the “disappearance” of the writer – L’Express
Emmanuel Macron is “very concerned by the disappearance” of the Franco-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal who, according to several media, was arrested in Algeria, the head of state’s entourage said Thursday,…
Arrest in Algiers of Franco-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal
In Algeria, the writer Boualem Sansal has been in police custody for almost a week in the premises of the security services in Algiers while waiting to be presented before…
British writer Samantha Harvey won the Booker prize for literature | News in brief
This year’s Booker literary prize has been won by a 49-year-old British author Samantha Harvey from his novel Orbital. The novel follows six astronauts from Japan, Russia, the United States,…
writer Antonio Skarmeta dies at age 83
The Chilean writer Antonio Skarmeta, whose most famous novel An ardent patience was adapted for cinema in 1994 with “The Postman”, where Philippe Noiret played Pablo Neruda, died Tuesday at…