French Book Club Events wrap-up – The Postcard: lively discussion & unusually personal stories shared
Two book club discussions on Saturday 27 April 'The Postcard 'by Anne Berest, translated by Tina Kover, rated the book as 4/5
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04, 2024
7
10, 2020
Literary translators: do they get the recognition they deserve?
Literary translators work behind the scenes, painstakingly sifting through the right words to be able to capture the voice of an author and make it just as meaningful in another language. But do they get the recognition they deserve?
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05, 2017
La vie de stagiaire: my internship at MyFrenchLife™ – Simone Allen
Simone says: "My experience as an intern in France was like no other [experience] and it changed my life!"
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06, 2015
Why is there a lack of French literature in Anglophone countries?
Why is it that French literature is hard to come by in our bookstores?
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01, 2012
An Aussie in France
Maybe it was the Latin mass that started it all. I loved chanting away in a language that wasn’t my own even if I didn’t know what I was saying. So when I started to learn French at high school, I was delighted. I even talked to my dog in French!
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07, 2011
Just a boy on his own, running away from his home?
Of course being American I owe the French a debt of gratitude for helping us win our independence all those years ago, but gratitude aside, I’ve been intrigued with all things French for longer than I can remember! But consciously, it probably started with the French kiss.
