Happening, Annie Ernaux
"In Happening, Ernaux marches her army toward memory, the memory of an abortion she had in 1963." - Susan Salter Reynolds, The LA Times...
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Adèle, Leila Slimani
“Fascinating . . . Adèle has glanced at the covenant of modern womanhood–the idea that you can have it all or should at least die...
Victor Hugo's Guernsey home to reopen
"From now on, I will be home; the walls, the floorboards and the ceilings will be mine; I will be an owner, a landlord, such a sacred...
Je T'Aime: The legendary love story of Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg
"Skipping back and forth in time, Je T’Aime takes the listener from the foggy Normandy landscapes where Serge and Jane retreated, to...
Night, Bernard Minier
"Dark, deep and cerebral, but the danger will almost stop your heart"— Sunday Times Crime Club The latest novel in Bernard Minier's...
Angoulême: celebrating French comic books
Celebrating this year’s edition of the Angoulême International Comics Festival, here is a selection of French comic books soon-to-be...
Preparing for the Night of Ideas: our reading list!
The Night of Ideas is one of the highlights of the year at the Institut Français. The 2019 edition of the Night of Ideas will take place...
Hear Our Defeats, Laurent Gaudé
"Hear Our Defeats is a grand poem, a crazy and wise book. Crazy because the reader gets carried away by all the voices and some unknown...
Interregional Prize for Young Writers 2019: writing contest for young people aged 15 to 20
Interregional Prize for Young Writers 2019 (PIJA) is a writing contest in French language, open for young people aged 15 to 20. Every...
The Scott Moncrieff Prize
The Society of Authors will be hosting its annual awards celebration for the Translation Prizes at the British Library’s Knowledge Centre...
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