Antipodes

I don't often read novels, and I'm not really looking for one at the present moment. Still, I thought it might be worthwhile glancin...

I wrote about this rose bush a year ago [ display ] . Its resurrection is amazing. Cueillez dès aujourd’hui les roses de la vie Quand vous s...

Voltaire [1694-1778] said many marvelous things. But, contrary to what many English-speakers imagine, Voltaire never, in any circumstances,...

Half a century ago, on 4 January 1960, much of France was covered in snow... like today. A celebrated French writer, Albert Camus , was retu...

I watch French TV regularly, since I often find it entertaining and enriching, indeed excellent. For me, the ultimate luxury is the possibil...

The great French writer Maurice Druon , senior member of the Académie Française , died yesterday at the age of 90. With his uncle, the novel...

A few days ago, in my article entitled Dark excursion [ display ] , I referred to tragic events on the Vercors plateau in July 1944, culmin...

WARNING : In a comment attached to this post, my friend Corina has pointed out that the subject of the present article is possibly a literar...