Jonathan : You were born in the United States. Where and when did you learn French ? In high school I had four years of traditional instruction in French. Years later, I realized my teachers had taught me all the French grammar I would ever need to know (more than all, in fact: I have […]

– the publication of another book based on a manuscript hidden for years On this blog we recently announced (Actualités littéraires aux États Unis) the publication on 15 July of Harper Lee's second book Go Set a Watchman, which created an enormous amount of buzz not only in literary circles, and went straight to the top of the bestselling lists

Albert Einstein published his General Theory of Relativity in 1915. Initially we wanted to cover the anniversary of this event on the blog, but in searching for an original angle, not covered by the mainstream press, we came across a lesser-known but equally interesting member of his family, Lieserl, his daughter. No-one is better qualified

The following interview was conducted in English by Skype between Los Angeles CA and Stamford, Connecticut.                                                                            M. de  J. – l'interviewee                      J.G. – l'interviewer       Connecticut in fall                                California in fall                       

  E X C L U S I V E    I N T E R V I E W linguist of the month of February 2017      Jonathan Goldberg interviewed Professor Ayres-Bennett by Skype from Los Angeles    Echo Park, Los Angeles The Cam River, Cambridge Wendy Ayres-Bennett, Professor of French Philology and Linguistics

         An Officer and a Spy : by Robert Harris Hardcover: 448 pages Publisher: Knopf; First Edition edition (January 28, 2014) Language: English ISBN-10: 0385349580 reviewed by Donna Scott, Los Angeles When I first heard that Robert Harris had written an historical novel based on the Dreyfus affair (as the scandal of

Non pas comme l’arrogant géant de renommée grecque franchissant terres et mers de son pas conquérant Ici, à nos portes, baignée par les flots et le soleil couchant, se tiendra une femme, puissante, portant une torche dans laquelle la foudre est emprisonnée Son nom est « Mère des exilés ». Son flambeau rayonne, annonce la bienvenue au

translated from the French: "La vie devant soi" reviewed by Donna Scott              Donna Scott                               Romain Gary Right from the start, Romain Gary succeeds in shaking loose the literary shackles that won him the 1956 Prix Grancourt France's coveted literary prize, only to win it a second time (forbidden by the rules) for this

  The word bee, as used in spelling bee, is one of those language puzzles that has never been satisfactorily accounted for. A fairly old and widely-used word, it refers to a community social gathering at which friends and neighbors join together in a single activity (sewing, quilting, barn raising, etc.) usually to help one person or family.  The

Hommage à David St Eustache 27 juillet 2011 Emile Servan-Schreiber   Je ne vais pas vous parler de la vie de David, mais de sa mort. Car elle est en elle même une leçon de vie. Pendant treize mois, depuis le premier diagnostic de sa rechute jusqu’à sa mort, David s’est battu comme un taureau dans l’arène, avec autant

  St Eustache 27 juillet 2011, Emile Servan-Schreiber   Je ne vais pas vous parler de la vie de David, mais de sa mort. Car elle est en elle même une leçon de vie. Pendant treize mois, depuis le premier diagnostic de sa rechute jusqu'à sa mort, David s'est battu comme un taureau dans l'arène,