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FILM REVIEWS AND DRAWINGS from Old Palace School - 'Le Tableau'
A year 3 class from Old Palace School of John Whitgift Preparatory recently gave their verdict on the beautifully animated film 'Le...
Michel Déon and Julian Evans discuss 'The Great and the Good'
In January 2017, Gallic Books will publish this new classic set in 1950s America, The Great and the Good, written by Michel Déon, the...
Tram 83 and the tang of sulphur
Tram 83, as a bar or club in a part of Africa called the ‘Ville- Pays’- ‘Town- Country’- is the focus of nightmare, is like Hieronymus...
News from the VO-VF Festival
News from the VO-VF Festival, our only French festival entirely dedicated to literary translation! This year, 1,500 visitors came to...
Problematic poems about Baudelaire
BAUDELAIRE Madame Aupick I wonder why a foetus leaves the womb- To encounter life’s stifling bitterness; The sad world outside has, to...
Baudelaire - His Commitment to Ambivalence…
Baudelaire, in ‘Les Fleurs du Mal’, is Janus- like. He looks forwards, and he looks backwards. His verse forms are, on the whole,...
"The Book of Pearl", by Timothée de Fombelle
“Do you believe in fairies? If you believe”, like Peter Pan, “clap your hands” and immerge yourself into The Book of Pearl. Even if you...
What you need to know about 2016 French literary prizes
From a French literary perspective, Autumn is probably the most hectic and exciting season! Indeed, prizes announcements follow closely...
FILM REVIEWS from Muswell Hill Primary School - 'Ernest et Célestine'
On the 19th October, class Indigo from Muswell Hill Primary School, turned a critical eye towards the charming story of 'Ernest et...
"A Woman Loved", by Andreï Makine
Catherine the Great, the most renowned and longest-ruling Empress of Russia, who was also widely seen as a clever politician, an...
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