Books
As Zabor, or The Psalms – the second novel from the acclaimed author of The Meursault Investigation – hits American bookstores, our columnist reflects […]
- By William Cloonan
- | 16 April 2021
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Following on from Birth of a Bridge and The Heart, Maylis de Kerangal has written Painting Time – set to be published in […]
- By Sophie Joubert
- | 13 April 2021
History
A high point in the historic ties between France and the United States was the parabolic rise of the Lafayette Escadrille, the all-American squadron […]
- By Roland Flamini
- | 13 April 2021
Book
Born in Morocco in 1973, Abdellah Taïa is the author of several novels written in French, including A Country for Dying, recently translated and […]
- By Sophie Joubert
- | 12 April 2021
Television
Inspired by a drama that shocked the town of Vence in the Alpes-Maritimes département, the miniseries Le Mensonge portrays the accusation of incest made […]
- By Juliette Démas
- | 7 April 2021
Interview
The great French filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier, author of a dictionary of American cinema (an expanded version of which is due to be published at […]
- By Ariane Fert
- | 25 March 2021
French Theories
Bickering is an element in the cement which holds together the enduring, often testy Franco-American friendship. Sometimes the issues are small and at other […]
- By William Cloonan
- | 24 March 2021
A Canvas, An Artist
One hundred and thirty years ago this March 29, the painter Georges Seurat died at the age of 31, likely from diphtheria. Now ensconced […]
- By Tracy Kendrick
- | 23 March 2021
Books
An iconic literary fixture on French television, La Grande Librairie – broadcast on TV5MONDE – has a wealth of surprises in store for its […]
- By Juliette Démas
- | 18 March 2021
Francophonie
In the North Atlantic Ocean, some twelve miles off the coast of Newfoundland, the 6,274 inhabitants of the archipelago of Saint-Pierre-and-Miquelon live on Paris […]
- By Juliette Démas
- | 17 March 2021
