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Interview with Karim Duval
I was delighted to meet with Karim Duval before his first amazing show in London. He opened the 6th edition of ‘the Arab Are Not Funny!’...
Michel Tournier’s Strange Tale - Le Roi des Aulnes
On the occasion of Michel Tournier’s death in January this year, Bernard Pivot, the president of the Académie Goncourt, stated that he...
Interview with Riad Sattouf
We had the chance to interview Riad Sattouf for the British release of his graphic book The Arab of the Future, translated by Sam Taylor...
'Twenty-One Days of a Neurasthenic' by Octave Mirbeau
This week, French Books UK is taking you on a little twenty-one-day journey back to the 19th century in charming company of Octave...
Reading Europe - Have your say!
We're all in this together! In less than three months, the United Kingdom will decide whether to leave the European Union or not. In the...
Riad Sattouf - Portrait
Guess what? Riad Sattouf is coming to the French Institute! On 6th April at 7pm he will present his unmissable graphic book The Arab of...
Diving into the Divine
A review of Noir Parfait, a novel by French writer Valentin Retz published by Gallimard in 2015 "The commercial distinction between...
Interview - Emmanuel Higel - Trésors du monde
Summer is coming... No idea for your next trip? Don't worry! Today we will introduce you to Emmanuel Higel, fonder of Trésors du monde,...
The Vicious Fireworks of Michel Houellebecq
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Oxford Lit Fest - 3rd April: Bernard Minier
Crime fans, get out your diaries! The Oxford Literary Festival is opening next week-end, and French writer Bernard Minier will make the...
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