Denis Huisman, creator of the Roger Nimier Prize, is dead
The author of the famous Philosophy Manual died on February 2. He was 91 years old. “He was a man of immense culture. He was … Read more
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Emmanuel Ruben, Prix des Deux Magots with big sabers
The 40-year-old author, geography associate and current director of Maison Julien Gracq in Mauges-sur-Loire, won against David Le Bailly who published The other Rimbaud (The … Read more
discovering Carthage
EPISODE 6/11 WEBSERIES – Le Figaro Hors-Série devotes an exceptional number to the author of Madame Bovary. To anchor his ancient epic in the Mediterranean … Read more
three finalists for a prize
David Le Bailly (The other Rimbaud), Maël Renouard (The historiographer of the kingdom) and Emmanuel Ruben (Sabre) remain in the running to succeed Jérôme Garcin … Read more
Philippe Besson, a character from a novel
PORTRAIT – In his latest book, the writer, close to the Macrons, puts himself in the shoes of a mother faced with the departure of … Read more
Cédric Biscay, beyond the clichés
PORTRAIT – With the help of Garry Kasparov, this young Monegasque entrepreneur is struggling to democratize chess among young people. Especially through the manga. “I … Read more
foreign novels between turbulence and classics
Foreign literature will be enriched with 153 new translations for this winter season. Latin Americans are making a comeback, especially Argentines. The headliner of this … Read more
Le Goncourt Hervé Le Tellier for a surprise dedication in a bookstore in Saint-Omer
Dedicated for The Anomalies by Goncourt, the writer defended this weekend The people who matter, a small book, published by a local publishing house. To … Read more
Pavol Rankov receives the fourteenth European Book Prize
The literary distinction created in Brussels in 2007 was awarded to the Slovak author for his novel It happened on a September first. The jury … Read more
Olivier Cadot, near Jean d’Ormesson
INVESTIGATION – The academician died three years ago. The one who was at his service, but who was considered a member of the family, recounts … Read more