How much do you know about Literature & Theatre in France?
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02, 2023
Michel Houellebecq — The Bad Boy of French Literature
I love Michel Houellebecq’s books & I hate his books, and I can’t stop reading them.
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11, 2022
France: Top Literary Awards – The Big Six
France: Top Literary Awards - peak book season in France is NOW & for French literati, it’s like the Oscars and the Olympics rolled into one.
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08, 2022
CODA and La Famille Bélier — A great remake of a French ‘Feel Good’ film — Part 1
CODA is the U.S. remake of a 2014 French film, La Famille Bélier, the latest in a long list of Hollywood adaptations of French movie hits - Wikipedia lists 105 of them
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03, 2022
Tiptoeing Through Paris, Picnic on the Print, and Pushing the High Note – by Barbara Johnson Chase
In all three books, the accompanying illustrations vary in style, which maintains freshness and unpredictability to the collection. They also vary in colour and tone, which can both fit and mold the mood of the observer.
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03, 2022
Rudolf Nureyev — life, loves, and the KGB
Born on a train in Eastern Siberia on March 17, 1938, Rudolf Nureyev, a young Tartar became a stupendous dancer.
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03, 2022
Goliath: Alliance Française French Film Festival 2022
Riveting performances which shed light on the machinations of power – multinational lobbyists and government, and the dirty tactics used. Fascinating stuff!
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03, 2022
Fred Vargas, Master of Crime
Vargas is unusual both for her background & for the style of her novels, which depart from the usual formulas and clichés of crime fiction. They are fun reads and I just love them.
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02, 2022
Book review: Disoriental by Négar Djavadi
Disoriental is a vibrant exploration of how exile can be more complicated and more personal than simply leaving one’s homeland
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01, 2022
Book Review: The Hanged Man’s Tale by Gerald Jay
What happened? A Paris crime scene - victim has tarot card in his pocket -
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01, 2022
Book review: The Bridgetower Sonata by Emmanuel Dongala
The Bridgetower Sonata is a delightful narrative about a young 18th century virtuoso violinist of mixed-race
