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Literature

«My devotion», because behind every great woman lies a man

written by Aude Robert-Tissot

Discover our editor Aude Robert-Tissot's first book review of Julia Kerninon's «Ma dévotion».

Literature

Metin Arditi and the painting of souls

By Jonas Follonier · July 21, 2021

"The man who painted souls"

Literature

Between laughter and delirium, the path of «Punk Samurai».»

By Ivan Garcia · July 13, 2021

A kaleidoscopic novel

History

The life of Chevrolet as told with talent by a French-speaking man

By Jonas Follonier · 07 July 2021

C’était un personnage de roman. Il y a eu le personnage, il y aura maintenant le roman, à paraître en...

Literature

Leaving fragments of yourself behind

By Diana-Alice Ramsauer · June 29, 2021

A great summer book

Literature

The writer and his lies: how an author creates a legend

By Ivan Garcia · 18 June 2021

ARTICLE LONG FORMAT, Ivan Garcia | Their names are William Faulkner, Ernest Hemingway, John Steinbeck and others. They are great writers, published, read, celebrated and interviewed. The legends they have left us are grandiose, but beneath so many fine features, shouldn't we also be looking for traces of the work they did and the lives they lived? In her new essay, Julia Kerninon compares writers' accounts of their careers with their biographies, to show the extent to which legends have taken precedence over reality. A rebalancing of the scales.