Category: Books A Son at the Front, Informative Fiction Behind the Battlelines
Arab of the Future, Classic Literature Masquerading as Comics
Last month, I finished reading the 6th and final book in the graphic novel series, L’Arabe du futur, by Riad Sattouf. Every volume of this autobiographical bande dessinée has been a bestseller in France and translated into over 20 languages. Sattouf, whose mother is French and father is Syrian, zigzagged…
Franz Reichelt, Shocking Story One Man’s Tragic Obsession
Last summer, while wandering in Biarritz, I came across a quaint little bookstore two steps away from the glamorous beachfront. Browsing the display tables, an intriguing cover caught my eye. Les Envolés, by Étienne Kern, won last year’s Prix Goncourt du Premier Roman (the equivalent of a National Book Award…
A Game for Swallows, Revealing Humanity Beneath the Rubble
My French Odyssey and Ways to Improve Language Skills
Depictions of The Great War: Film and Graphic Novel
Wine & War, France’s Fight to Protect its Greatest Treasure
A Son at the Front, Informative Fiction Behind the Battlelines
Arab of the Future, Classic Literature Masquerading as Comics
Last month, I finished reading the 6th and final book in the graphic novel series, L’Arabe du futur, by Riad Sattouf. Every volume of this autobiographical bande dessinée has been a bestseller in France and translated into over 20 languages. Sattouf, whose mother is French and father is Syrian, zigzagged…
Franz Reichelt, Shocking Story One Man’s Tragic Obsession
Last summer, while wandering in Biarritz, I came across a quaint little bookstore two steps away from the glamorous beachfront. Browsing the display tables, an intriguing cover caught my eye. Les Envolés, by Étienne Kern, won last year’s Prix Goncourt du Premier Roman (the equivalent of a National Book Award…