After reading Philippe Collin's «Le Barman du Ritz», walking past this Parisian hotel is no longer trivial. During the Occupation, Frank Meier, «the best bartender in the world», served under the laughter of the Nazis, in a contrasting theater of champagne and war.
This deeply moving portrait of a young girl abducted by her father is a must-have for the new French-language literary season. It already looks set for success in the French-language awards.
Year after year, Peter continues to delve into the mysteries and connivances between individuals. With «L'heure bleue», the Thurgau novelist takes us behind the scenes of a documentary about a writer.
With this hard-hitting novel, Lovlé Tillmanns brilliantly gets inside the head of the «First Lady» of the Third Reich. Fascinating and disturbing.
There's a delicious feeling that comes over you when you encounter a work that combines literature and cinema. This is what «Oslo, de mémoire» allows us to do, through a journey down memory lane that author Didier Blonde is no stranger to.
Here's the sequel to the new novel by Swiss writer André Durussel, published in Le Regard Libre throughout 2024.
Here's the sequel to the new novel by Swiss writer André Durussel, published in Le Regard Libre throughout 2024.
Dans son dernier roman, le Genevois démonte avec délectation tous les clichés de l’Amérique «made in Hollywood». Et on aurait tort de penser qu’on en avait déjà suffisamment entendu parler.
After venturing into poetry and publishing an essay (devoted to Jean Lorrain), Quentin Mouron has returned to his love affair with novels with «La dernière chambre du Grand Hôtel Abîme». A reunion on the rocks.