Jean-Claude Fignolé’s Les Possédés de la pleine lune begins and ends with death and madness, but is infused with humor and love throughout. A whirl of unresolved tension on the level of both form and content, the narrative unfolds in a spiral and does not lend itself to easy summarizing. Characters double and overlap, time collapses on itself, spaces alternate between the insular and the world, and language is at once pointed and wildly capacious. Fignolé leads the dance, of course, yet allows a tangle of other voices to reach the reader’s ear. The result is choral and chaotic—a moving but unromanticized portrait of a Haitian community in all its ambivalence and idiosyncrasy

Les Possédés de la pleine lune by Jean-Claude Fignolé (review). Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/265974380_Les_Possedes_de_la_pleine_lune_by_Jean-Claude_Fignole_review [accessed May 23 2018].

It is about a fictitious island, inhabited by great auks, that existed off the northern coast of Europe. The history begins when a wayward Christian missionary monk lands on the island and perceives the upright, unafraid auks as a sort of pre-Christian society of noble pagans. Mostly blind and somewhat deaf, having mistaken the animals for humans, he baptizes them. This causes a problem for The Lord, who normally only allows humans to be baptized. After consulting with saints and theologians in Heaven, He resolves the dilemma by converting the baptized birds to humans with only a few physical traces of their ornithological origin, and giving them each a soul.

The Red Lily tells of the affair between a woman of the world, married to a politician, with an artist. A trip to Florence (which symbolizes the title) crowns this carnal and mystical union. Soon, jealousy insinuates itself into the lover's heart, who ends the affair.
This novel by Anatole France, unique in its genre, now rehabilitated and returned to fashion, is partially autobiographical, since it is based on the, at first passionate affair, between the author and Mrs. de Caillavet

A compilation of 5 CDs of artists who sang in the TV show "La Chance aux chansons" in the 80's and the 90's

If you loved her performance at Fête de la Musique, you will love her first CD. Enjoy the incredible sound of New Caledonian Julia Paul with this first EP.

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" I ama cave'skeeper, I live above it. Below, it's hollow, narrow, cool, humid and quiet. I often tell those owrds to myself ; they resonate and confort my solitude.

A woman on a cruiseship, tell a small group of officers the mysterious circumstances of her birth.

Her mother, Emmanuelle, became pregantn when she was 16 without having slept with a man. The news of this  weird pristine pregnancy was spread in the country with people becoming crazy. The young woman decided to leave Saint-Denis, her birthplace, and went for a long trip to Aigues-Mortes, facing a lot of crazy adventures.

This monthly periodical is exclusively written for French beginners learners.You will find articles with vocabulary about different topics such as politics, cooking, arts and culture as well as a short story and some activities on the French language. You can hear all the articles in the CD that goes with the magazine.

Phillip has a lot on his mind. At home, in his unnecessarily large, excessively expensive house, he is attempting to become a Taoist master of love with his wife, Alice, but his quest is forever being interrupted by the requests of his twin daughters -- "Can we have a pony, please?"; "We want to go to boarding school." At work, in his shed/office at the bottom of the garden, between countless games of Minesweeper and FreeCell, Phillip is trying to pay the mortgage by writing the instruction manuals to Korean bread-making machines. And at parties where he is concerned that he is not taken seriously -- he is variously mistaken as a waiter and a rhinoplastic surgeon -- Phillip tells the world he is, in fact, a screenwriter.

Above all, Phillip is obsessing about his best friends, Barry and Sean. They are rich, more successful, and, most worryingly, they give great presents. Their gifts are always exquisite -- a full set of Italian crockery, a handmade corkscrew from Venice; they give them on birthdays, at parties, and quite often for no reason whatsoever; and, increasingly, these presents break all bounds of generosity.

They are gifts that hurt a man's pride. And they can never be matched. Which doesn't mean Phillip won't try.

The text of this Norton Critical Edition is that of the corrected edition scrupulously prepared by Noel Polk, whose textual note precedes the text. David Minter's annotations are designed to assist the reader with obscure words and allusions.

"Backgrounds" begins with the appendix Faulkner wrote in 1945 and sometimes referred to as another telling of The Sound and the Fury and includes a selection of Faulkner’s letters, excerpts from two Faulkner interviews, a memoir by Faulkner's friend Ben Wasson, and both versions of Faulkner's 1933 introduction to the novel.

"Cultural and Historical Contexts" presents four different perspectives, two of them new to the second edition, on the place of the American South in history. Taken together, these works—by C. Vann Woodward, Richard H. King, Carolyn Porter, and Robert Penn Warren—provide the reader with valuable contexts for understanding the novel.

"Criticism" includes seventeen essays on The Sound and the Fury that collectively trace changes in the way we have viewed this novel over the last four decades. The critics are Jean-Paul Sartre, Irving Howe, Ralph Ellison, Olga W. Vickery, Cleanth Brooks, Michael Millgate, John T. Irwin, Myra Jehlen, Donald M. Kartiganer, David Minter, Warwick Wadlington, John T. Matthews, Thadious M. Davis, Wesley Morris and Barbara Alverson Morris, Minrose C. Gwin, André Bleikasten, and Philip M. Weinstein. A revised Selected Bibliography also is included.

Although this novella stands out from his body of work in that it’s a playful yet sinister fairy tale, it brilliantly fuses F. Scott Fitzgerald’s ongoing lush fantasies about the extremes of wealth with his much more somber understanding of what underpins it.  Loosely inspired by a summer he spent as a teenager working on a ranch in Montana, The Diamond as Big as the Ritz is Fitzgerald’s hallucinatory paean to the American West and all its promises.

It’s the story of John T. Unger, a young Southerner who goes to Montana for summer vacation with a wealthy college classmate. But the classmate’s family proves to be much more than simply wealthy: They own a mountain made entirely of one solid diamond. And they’ve gone to dreadful lengths to conceal their secret … meaning John could be in danger.

But the family also has a daughter, lovely Kismine, and with her help, John may yet escape the fate her family has meted out to all their other guests so far …

Bouvard et Pécuchet details the adventures of two Parisian copy-clerks, François Denys Bartholomée Bouvard and Juste Romain Cyrille Pécuchet, of the same age and nearly identical temperament. They meet one hot summer day in 1838 by the canal Saint-Martin and form an instant, symbiotic friendship. When Bouvard inherits a sizable fortune, the two decide to move to the countryside. They find a 94-acre (380,000 m²) property near the town of Chavignolles in Normandy, between Caen and Falaise, and 100 miles (160 km) west of Rouen. Their search for intellectual stimulation leads them, over the course of years, to flounder through almost every branch of knowledge

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My Best Friend is a touching and entertaining buddy film. The twist? The buddy is missing! François ( French star Daniel Auteuil : The Valet, Hidden, A Heart in Winter) is a Parisian antique dealer. He's got a stylish apartment and a fabulous life, but at a birthday dinner with a group he considers his dearest acquaintances, he is blindsided by the revelation that none of them think he has any friends. His business partner Catherine ( Julie Gayet : Hotel Harabati, A Woman in Winter) sets him a challenge: if he can produce his "best friends" in 10 days, she will let him keep the massively expensive Greek vase he acquired that afternoon on the company tab. If not, it's hers. Accepting the wager, François naively tears through his address book, trying to shoehorn an increasingly unlikely series of contacts into the all-important role. Moving throughPAris, he keeps encountering atrivia-spouting, magnanimous cabbie named Bruno ( Dany Boon: The Valet,  Joyeux Noël). Bruno's chatty, lowbrow ways grate against François's designer temperament, but he covets the other man's finesse with people. He convinces Bruno to teach him how to make friends and sets about learning the "three S's" - being sociable, smiling and sincere - though they don't come easy. Is he the answer to François' s problem sitting beside him in the taxi?

Director Patrice Leconte established his wit and sensitivity to human folly with making films like Ridicule, Man on the Train, Hairdresser's Husband, Monsieur Hire and The Girl on a Bridge. With terrific dialogue and clever plotting, My Best Friend may be Leconte's most jovial and affectionate film to date - an elegant buddy movie that actually ponders the meaning and nature of friendship as two very different people find they have more in common that they first thought.

Daniel and Alain are both in their mid-50s and hapily married. Or were happily married. After his son by a orevious marriage is injured in an accident, Daniel meets Judith, and immediately they hit it off. Alain meets Farida, a glamazon from Senegal whom he employs at his gallery. Daniel decides he must leave his second wife for Judith:Alain tries to conceal his affair from his wife Fanny. Ultimately the men will have to choose between their wives and their lovers - who will stay and who will leave? A buoyant comedy about life, love and middle age.

Acclaimed director Jacques Audiard ( A Prophet, The Beat My Heart Skipped) delivers a powerful film filled with heart, passion and impeccable performances. We firstencounter Ali ( Matthias Schoenaerts : Bullhead), a former boxer with unwavering determination and trailed by his five-year-old son, Sam, who he barely knows. These two end up in Antibes, in France's south, staying with Ali's estranged sister Anna. Clearly, personal relationships are not Ali's strength and he doesn't let many get close. Finding work as a nighclub bouncer, he meets the intense and provocative Stephanie ( Academy Award winner MArion Cotillard : Midnight in Paris), a killer whale trainer at the local MArine Park. When a show ends up in tragedy Stephanie's life is turned upside down and she is drawn towards the direct, hard-hearted man. Sensing that there is no room for pity in Ali's world it is he who offers her salvation. What develops is an unlikely bond between two damaged souls and the battered bodies that house them. Audiard presents two characters in an improbable relationship, on the margins of society, plagued by their inner demons and obsessions. Delivering a deeply dramatic punch, Rust and Bone defies categorisation and leaves viewers feeling haunted and inspired in equal measure.

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The periodical "J'aime Lire' is a joy to read for the 7yo to 10yo. It has a good diversity of topics and actvities to stimulate your children's imagination and to encourage them to read. You will find a story, different short comics and games written and created by the best youth literature authors.
 

French monthly magazine and publisher for children. Created in parallel to J'aime Lire, but for younger readers aged 6-7 years old.

Summer in Tangiers, Morocco. A family comes together for three days in their home folowing the death of their patriarch, the influential businessman Moulay Hassan (film legend Omar Sharif), to share their memories and to grieve his loss, according to Muslim tradition.

They have left the beach behind and swapped swimsuits for djellabas as everyone gathers in a show of mourning. However, sparks start to fly when prodigal daughter Sofia jets in from New York after several years away. The youngest, she made a new life for herself as an actress in America, but she only ever gets roles as teroorists on US TV. Her return provides the opportunity to settle some scores with her sisters, as the order once maintained by Moulay breaks down.

Between laughter and tears, a collective hysteria leads each of the women to face up to some home truths that have boiled beneath the surface for years.

In the Pépin's house, there's no such thing as kids food, only good food, and most of the time it's French. Collected here are thirty of the Pépin's favorite simple, classic French recipes your whole family will come to love cooking and eating together.

Kids Cook French offers a total immersion in French culinary culture with recipes in both English and French, illustrated by Claudine's father, legendary chef Jacques Pépin, and daughter Shorey.

Bon appétit!

Follow the funny and curious 3-year-old-boy who looks like a penguin named T’choupi. In this fun-filled book series, T’choupi is enthusiastic, energetic and full of curiosity, like any typical three-year-old. Occasionally he is bossy and starts arguments with his friends.

With lovely illustrations and easy-to-understand dialogues, the books also deals gently with the subjects children often face, such as how to become confident, how to find fun out of boredom, how to share with friends, how to care for others, and much more.

The language is simple but recounted with humor and tenderness.

Follow the funny and curious 3-year-old-boy who looks like a penguin named T’choupi. In this fun-filled book series, T’choupi is enthusiastic, energetic and full of curiosity, like any typical three-year-old. Occasionally he is bossy and starts arguments with his friends.

With lovely illustrations and easy-to-understand dialogues, the books also deals gently with the subjects children often face, such as how to become confident, how to find fun out of boredom, how to share with friends, how to care for others, and much more.

The language is simple but recounted with humor and tenderness.

Follow the funny and curious 3-year-old-boy who looks like a penguin named T’choupi. In this fun-filled book series, T’choupi is enthusiastic, energetic and full of curiosity, like any typical three-year-old. Occasionally he is bossy and starts arguments with his friends.

With lovely illustrations and easy-to-understand dialogues, the books also deals gently with the subjects children often face, such as how to become confident, how to find fun out of boredom, how to share with friends, how to care for others, and much more.

The language is simple but recounted with humor and tenderness.

Guillemot is a boy from the Pays d'Ys located half way through the real world and the uncertain world. But where do his wizards spells that teach Master Qadehar come from? And what has become The Book of Stars which has the secrets of all the powerfuls spells? Looking for the truth, Guillemot will go to the uncertain world full of monsters and strange tribes.

After his trip in the uncertain world, Guillemot conitnues his apprenticeship of wichcraft in Gifdu. The Guilde of wizards is troubled: they can't fight The Shadow, a deamon, and says Qadehar is responsible for it. The wizard has to leave while a mysterious character, the lord Sha comes in the monastery. Who is he? Why does he want to meet Guillemot? Would he know where The Book of Stars is?
 

News spread like a thunderstorm in the country of Ys: Guillemot has been kidnapped by The Shadow, the worst ennemy to fight! By keeping him as a prisoner, The Shadow wants to know the last spells of The Book of Stars. Despite his exceptional powers, will Guillemot resist to this maleficient creature who is going to control The Three Worlds?
A merciless fight is about to start...

This book follows different animals and children waking up. With its beautiful pictures and simple sentences, your child can easily read this short story alone and will discover the pleasure of reading.

Follow the funny and curious 3-year-old-boy who looks like a penguin named T’choupi. In this fun-filled book series, T’choupi is enthusiastic, energetic and full of curiosity, like any typical three-year-old. Occasionally he is bossy and starts arguments with his friends.

With lovely illustrations and easy-to-understand dialogues, the books also deals gently with the subjects children often face, such as how to become confident, how to find fun out of boredom, how to share with friends, how to care for others, and much more.

The language is simple but recounted with humor and tenderness.

Follow the funny and curious 3-year-old-boy who looks like a penguin named T’choupi. In this fun-filled book series, T’choupi is enthusiastic, energetic and full of curiosity, like any typical three-year-old. Occasionally he is bossy and starts arguments with his friends.

With lovely illustrations and easy-to-understand dialogues, the books also deals gently with the subjects children often face, such as how to become confident, how to find fun out of boredom, how to share with friends, how to care for others, and much more.

The language is simple but recounted with humor and tenderness.

Follow the funny and curious 3-year-old-boy who looks like a penguin named T’choupi. In this fun-filled book series, T’choupi is enthusiastic, energetic and full of curiosity, like any typical three-year-old. Occasionally he is bossy and starts arguments with his friends.

With lovely illustrations and easy-to-understand dialogues, the books also deals gently with the subjects children often face, such as how to become confident, how to find fun out of boredom, how to share with friends, how to care for others, and much more.

The language is simple but recounted with humor and tenderness.

Follow the funny and curious 3-year-old-boy who looks like a penguin named T’choupi. In this fun-filled book series, T’choupi is enthusiastic, energetic and full of curiosity, like any typical three-year-old. Occasionally he is bossy and starts arguments with his friends.

With lovely illustrations and easy-to-understand dialogues, the books also deals gently with the subjects children often face, such as how to become confident, how to find fun out of boredom, how to share with friends, how to care for others, and much more.

The language is simple but recounted with humor and tenderness.

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The preeminent work by one of France’s most celebrated young comic artists, The Rabbi’s Cat tells the wholly unique story of a rabbi, his daughter, and their talking cat — a philosopher brimming with scathing humor and surprising tenderness.

In Algeria in the 1930s, a cat belonging to a widowed rabbi and his beautiful daughter, Zlabya, eats the family parrot and gains the ability to speak. To his master’s consternation, the cat immediately begins to tell lies (the first being that he didn’t eat the parrot). The rabbi vows to educate him in the ways of the Torah, while the cat insists on studying the kabbalah and having a Bar Mitzvah. They consult the rabbi’s rabbi, who maintains that a cat can’t be Jewish — but the cat, as always, knows better.

Zlabya falls in love with a dashing young rabbi from Paris, and soon master and cat, having overcome their shared self-pity and jealousy, are accompanying the newlyweds to France to meet Zlabya’s cosmopolitan in-laws. Full of drama and adventure, their trip invites countless opportunities for the rabbi and his cat to grapple with all the important — and trivial — details of life.

Rich with the colors, textures, and flavors of Algeria’s Jewish community, The Rabbi’s Cat brings a lost world vibrantly to life — a time and place where Jews and Arabs coexisted — and peoples it with endearing and thoroughly human characters, and one truly unforgettable cat.

French monthly magazine and publisher for children. Created in parallel to J'aime Lire, but for younger readers aged 6-7 years old.

The periodical "J'aime Lire' is a joy to read for the 7yo to 10yo. It has a good diversity of topics and actvities to stimulate your children's imagination and to encourage them to read. You will find a story, different short comics and games written and created by the best youth literature authors.

A medley of Britton songs played by a bagpipe orchestra from Brittany, France.

The preeminent work by one of France’s most celebrated young comic artists, The Rabbi’s Cat tells the wholly unique story of a rabbi, his daughter, and their talking cat — a philosopher brimming with scathing humor and surprising tenderness.

In Algeria in the 1930s, a cat belonging to a widowed rabbi and his beautiful daughter, Zlabya, eats the family parrot and gains the ability to speak. To his master’s consternation, the cat immediately begins to tell lies (the first being that he didn’t eat the parrot). The rabbi vows to educate him in the ways of the Torah, while the cat insists on studying the kabbalah and having a Bar Mitzvah. They consult the rabbi’s rabbi, who maintains that a cat can’t be Jewish — but the cat, as always, knows better.

Zlabya falls in love with a dashing young rabbi from Paris, and soon master and cat, having overcome their shared self-pity and jealousy, are accompanying the newlyweds to France to meet Zlabya’s cosmopolitan in-laws. Full of drama and adventure, their trip invites countless opportunities for the rabbi and his cat to grapple with all the important — and trivial — details of life.

Rich with the colors, textures, and flavors of Algeria’s Jewish community, The Rabbi’s Cat brings a lost world vibrantly to life — a time and place where Jews and Arabs coexisted — and peoples it with endearing and thoroughly human characters, and one truly unforgettable cat.

Tri Yann is a French folk rock from Nantes in Brittany.

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