The Grand Tour, self-portrait of Europe by its writers Collective, under the direction of Olivier Guez, with Daniel Kehlmann, Sofi Oksanen, Colm Toibin, Jens Christian Grondahl, Lidia Jorge… Grasset, 464 p., 22 € What can culture do in times of war? This question, at a time when Europe has seen the armed conflict return to … Read more
A friendship de Silvia Avallone translated from Italian by Françoise Brun, Liana Levi, 528 p., € 23 This story of an all-consuming friendship between two teenage girls inevitably recalls The Prodigious Friend, by Elena Ferrante. As brilliant a storyteller as her Italian colleague, Silvia Avallone slips into the meanders of the same river that carries … Read more
Journey into unknown territory the David Park Translated from English (Northern Ireland) by Cécile Arnaud Quai Voltaire, 212 p., €20 When he drives off to pick up his sick son from his student residence, Tom twice fails to get started. The snow, which fell in abundance in the Belfast region where he lives and the … Read more
Number two by David Foenkinos Gallimard, € 19.50, 242 p. The original idea, which is truly delightful, is announced in a few lines at the start of the book. In 1999, hundreds of children are auditioned to find the young actor who will play Harry Potter, the hero of JK Rowling. “In the end, there … Read more
“2021 will be remembered as an exceptional year for the book », Welcomed Vincent Montagne, president of the National Publishing Union (SNE), during His wishes to the publishing world, explaining that all sectors combined, excluding digital and audio books, the book market recorded a 20% increase in value last year compared to 2020. Comics, general … Read more
The relics of Christ. A history of the sacred in the West de Nicolas Guyard Deer, 312 p., € 24 Evoking relics today calls for an indulgent smile or scathing irony. But sometimes also awakens the fascination for these marvelous objects which have crossed many eras and many places. Lecturer at the University of Montpellier, … Read more