On Neuchâtel's Place Pury, there are now two statues of the same David de Pury: one erected in 1855, the other in 2022. The latter responds to recent criticism of the memory of the businessman who made his fortune through slavery. Clever!
With radically different constructions and horizons, two novels released this fall seize on memory to turn it into a hallucinatory expedition or a waking reverie. Departure for distended time.
Fresh out of the «Institut» mold, young Romain d'Astéries is about to start his first school year, his mind full of pioneering pedagogical concepts that he's just waiting to apply. When a bug turns everything upside down.
Launched in the late 2000s, the «Dictionnaire amoureux» collection covers a wide range of subjects. One of the latest is devoted to the Belle Epoque and the Années Folles, written by Benoît Duteurtre. Guaranteed to amaze.
Après trois romans, Clarisse Gorokhoff a changé de genre en même temps qu’une nouvelle fois d’éditeur. Malgré la mention «roman» sur ce dernier opus, «Défaire l’amour» s’apparente plus à cette forme en vogue: une narrative non-fiction. Pour quelle réussite?
At a time when the energy crisis has been looming large for several months, here's a show that's completely ecological: a candlelight ballet! Impressions
Written in 1924, «Le Nouvel Adam» by Geneva novelist and journalist Noëlle Roger has just been republished this year by Editions de La Baconnière. And with the return of the fog, it's the perfect seasonal read. Here's a quick overview.
Only a few weeks ago, Monica Sabolo's «La vie clandestine» was shortlisted for three of France's most prestigious literary prizes, and has established itself as one of the leading novels of the new literary season. Against a backdrop of investigation and introspection.
Book reviewing is a time-consuming activity, but above all it requires a good back. After all, with all those stacks of books to receive, there's always the risk of contractures! However, before the novels arrive in their envelopes, the publishing houses have to respond to requests...
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