Literature
Is the Age of Reading over?
According to the August cover of The Atlantic, it would appear so. Atlantic staff writer Rose Horowitch makes the case in The End of Reading…
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The Other Name on the Cover: Celebrating the Art of Translation
Lately, I've noticed that many of the writers I love have also been translators, carrying the voices of the authors they love into their own…
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The French Library Launches an English Collection
As everyone must know, you don’t need to speak French to visit the French Library and enjoy a lot of what we offer. It’s becoming…
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Six Incontournables de la Rentrée Littéraire 2025
Alors que le prix Nobel de littérature vient d’être remis à Làszlo Krasznahorkai et que la France attend la remise du prix Goncourt début novembre,…
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Getting to Know Julia Malye: A Proust Questionnaire
As we get ready to welcome novelist Julia Malye to the French Library on Thursday, May 1, we invited her to answer the Proust Questionnaire—a…
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Magical Realism, Murakami and Anthropology: Meet Benjamin Hoffmann
Benjamin Hoffmann is a College of Arts & Sciences Designated Professor of French & Francophone Literature at Ohio State University and a creative writer. In…
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A Few Books from La Rentrée Littéraire I Wish I Had Time to Read
Twice a year, it's the same struggle for any French book lover. Hundreds of books come out in the space of a few weeks, and…
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The secrets of reading in a foreign language
My best tips for reading in a foreign language A lot of non-French-native visitors come to the French Library and ask me how to start…
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Alan’s coup de cœur : “ La prochaine fois que tu mordras la poussière” by Panayotis Pascot
There is nothing quite like reading an inspiring book during the holiday season. Setting aside time to read can be a deeply cathartic experience -…
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Memories of Paris: Rereading Balzac’s Le Père Goriot
Where do you keep your souvenirs? Mine are in my own personal memory book: a dusty old scrapbook filled with unsent postcards, diary entries, and…
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