French literature

Words of Resistance: Nasim Marashi, Syaman Rapongan & Isabelle Sorente

Words of Resistance: Nasim Marashi, Syaman Rapongan & Isabelle Sorente

Lou Heliot presents a portrait of three engagé novelists who make literature the locus of their resistance.

JULY 17, 2023 • By Lou Heliot
Sabyl Ghoussoub Heads for Beirut in Search of Himself

Sabyl Ghoussoub Heads for Beirut in Search of Himself

Adil Bouhelal reviews the new novel from the author of "Le Nez Juif" with its exploration of Lebanon...

JANUARY 23, 2023 • By Adil Bouhelal
Faïza Guène’s Fight for French Respectability

Faïza Guène’s Fight for French Respectability

Melissa Chemam considers the sixth novel by France's former teen sensation Faïza Guène and whether she is now...

MARCH 7, 2021 • By Melissa Chemam
The “Surreal Hell” That Made Tahar Ben Jelloun a Writer

The “Surreal Hell” That Made Tahar Ben Jelloun a Writer

The Punishment is a first-person account from an author who considers writers to be "witnesses of history."

OCTOBER 15, 2020 • By TMR
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