DIRECT. Follow the national tribute to the Guadeloupean writer Maryse Condé in the presence of Emmanuel Macron
A ceremony in the largest library in France. A tribute to the writer Maryse Condé, who died on April 2nd at the age of 90, will take place on Monday, April 15th at 4 p.m. at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France (13th arrondissement). The Guadeloupe writer, figure of the Francophonie, has published around thirty novels, […]
The president of the Regional Council of Guadeloupe will propose naming the Pôle Caraibes airport after the writer
“We will do everything so that our airport can bear the name of Maryse Condé,” said Ary Chalus in his speech during a tribute to the writer on Saturday. Published on April 7, 2024 6:23 p.m To update on April 7, 2024 6:30 p.m Reading time: 1 min The writer Maryse Condé, January 21, 2019 […]
When the writer John Barth died, the way of telling stories changed – Corriere.it
From MATTEO PERSIVALE The American author was 93 years old. In 1973 he won the National Book Award for “Chimera.” “In the last years of the 17th century, among the swindlers and lunatics of the London coffeehouses, one might meet a lanky man named Ebenezer Cooke.” It is one of the great beginnings of American […]
François Sureau, writer, former soldier and academic
Meeting with the writer, former soldier and academic François Sureau, author of “ S’en all » at Gallimard. « I know of few images that are as haunting as the one Nabokov uses to describe the departure of a train: these are the carriages driving backwards across the platform. As for the destination, it is […]
Writer Boubacar Boris Diop: “I saw in Joola a metaphor for Senegalese identity”
After writing about the Rwandan genocide, Senegalese writer Boubacar Boris Diop returns to the sinking of the Joola, a disaster that occurred off the coast of Gambia in 2002. His novel A grave for Kinne Gaajo gives voice to Njéeme, a Senegalese journalist whose best friend disappeared in the shipwreck. The Senegalese writer Boubacar Boris […]
Guillaume Musso, a writer who is still revered even after 20 years of career
Published on March 8, 2024 10:08 p.m Video length: 3 min Literature: Guillaume Musso, still a revered writer for 20 years Literature: Guillaume Musso, still a revered writer for 20 years (France info) In 20 years, Guillaume Musso’s success was undeniable. With 34 million copies sold, the author continues to make his readers dream. Even […]
The writer Maria Venturi has died – Corriere.it
From Patricia Violi The writer and journalist, author of bestsellers on the subject of emotions, died in Brescia at the age of 90. She was the director of “Novella 2000” and “Annabella” One of his recent goals has been to combat the syllogism “I suffer, therefore I love,” a romantic trap that can be very […]
“I saw how mom only took care of others,” while “she would have dreamed of taking care of herself,” says writer Magyd Cherfi
Published on 02/02/2024 4:54 p.m To update on February 2, 2024 5:35 p.m Video length: 9 min Literature: “I saw how mom only took care of others, until one day I realized that she had dreamed of taking care of herself,” says writer Magyd Cherfi The former singer of the group Zebda, the writer Magyd […]
Rodrigo Fresán, Argentine writer: “If you ask me about Milei, I will tell you about ‘Milei’ Cyrus. I’m not interested in politics”
Rodrigo Fresan (Buenos Aires, 1963) was many things: author of stories such as youthful flashes from Argentina’s recent history, conjurer of Peter Pan and his creator JM Barrie, creator (in three parts) of the whirlwind that arises in the mind of a writer and illustrator of Herman Melville’s ignored father. But only now has he […]
“They expect me to write a political novel, but I can’t mutilate myself as a writer.”
INTERVIEW The Cervantes Prize winner publishes his latest book “The Golden Horse” (Alfaguara) The Nicaraguan writer Sergio Ramírez, in Madrid this week. José Ramón barks A lame princess crosses the Austro-Hungarian Empire to get a ride on a carousel. She goes from being a nobleman to being a hat maker, gets to know a sculptor […]