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FOCUS ON Valerian & Laureline
You are probably aware that Luc Besson's film Valerian and a City of Thousand Planets will soon be premiering in the UK. The film is an...
Women in Bandes Dessinées
Karma City by Gabrion Positive depictions of women and girls in comics are not always naturally occurring things. So to help break the...
Madame Bovary of the Suburbs, by Sophie Divry
The translation of the title in English is more explanatory than the French's: if you liked Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert, you will...
A Day with Rimbaud in the Médiathèque
His books ripen on the shelves, Fruit boasting their own sorts of juices, Despite, to the touch, being dry paper... I seem to drink in...
Learning French? Try our bandes dessinées.
Have you explored our collection of comic books? If you’re looking to improve your French, these bandes dessinées may be the answer....
The Portrait, by Antoine Laurain
You have surely heard about The President's Hat? Wether or not you have read it , you must definitely read The Portrait by the same...
14 Juillet by Eric Vuillard
Today is Bastille Day, the French national celebration highlighting the storming of the Bastille in 1789. We take this opportunity to...
FILM REVIEWS AND DRAWINGS from St Martin's School - 'Le Jour des corneilles'
We recently had the pleasure of welcoming year 6 class from St Martin's School, Northwood, who submitted their film reviews and drawings...
La Fabrique des Humanités: A Translation Program in Humanities and Social Sciences
Brilliant workshops with specialists of translation are organized for researchers by the association ATLAS, which aims to promote literary t
FILM REVIEW from Reedham Park School - 'Phantom Boy'
We just loved Janani's bilingual review of the film 'Phantom Boy' which both deals with some difficult themes and is entirely charming...
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