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Nice: a writer's muse
Festival of Flowers, Nice (Fête des fleurs), 1923. Henri Matisse The Book Office would like to pay a tribute to Nice in its own way, by...
Trendy Titles in Translation
The Book Office team of the Institut Français du Royaume-Uni has been working to release an up-to-date list of French titles in...
Who is Barroux?
Barroux is a household name in contemporary French illustration. He was born in Paris but grew up in Morocco, returning to France to...
A Tribute to Yves Bonnefoy
Yves Bonnefoy was born on the 24th of June 1923. He died aged 93 years old, on the 1st of July 2016. He was a poet, an art critic and...
Who is Jean-Christophe Rufin?
Jean-Christophe Rufin has several hats. And two feet made for walking, as you can see. He is a French diplomat, historian, novelist and...
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