Section: Literature
Humans behind the dead in Qatar

Humans behind the dead in Qatar

As the soccer World Cup gets underway, the authors of «Esclaves de l'Homme-pétrole» look back at the scandals in Qatar. Numerous testimonials reveal the reasons why so many workers - male and female! - to come and build in the Gulf States.

«The Return», unpublished novel, episode 9

After Joseph's attack, Pierre still hasn't returned to the village. Simeon, who brought the stranger's body home as if it were his own son, seems worried. Joseph, meanwhile, lies in a room where Leila keeps watch. She knows that her father had something to do with the death of her old flame.
Apocalypse in prose: has the worst happened or is it yet to come?

Apocalypse in prose: has the worst happened or is it yet to come?

When you think of the end of the world in literature, two things immediately spring to mind: Joël Dicker or the great dystopias. It's neither of these that we're going to discuss here. In the same way that fantasy and science fiction are intimately linked to the apocalyptic vision of humanity, so-called «white» literature is also increasingly taking up the subject. And if the world is being turned upside down, the two novels we're going to look at are also turning the reader upside down. Each in its own way.