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Paris Book Fair 2013

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Paris Book Fair 2013

The international event celebrating books, e-books, reading, and all ...professionals in the trade. This is the 2013 Paris Book Fair being held from 22 to 25 March 2013 at the Porte de Versailles.

French Language and Francophone Week

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French Language and Francophone Week

This year, the French Language and Francophone Week will be marked by the first ...World Francophone Women's Forum. It will also be an opportunity to commemorate the hundredth anniversary of the birth of the great poet Aimé Césaire.
15th Printemps des Poètes

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The Printemps des Poètes

It’s time for poetry in March, with the literary event, Printemps des Poètes ...(“Springtime of Poets”). Thousands of events have been organised from 9 to 24 March, 2013, all over France and internationally!

Asterix, the most famous Gaul in the world

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Asterix, the most famous Gaul

The hero of Goscinny and Uderzo's comic books is a national and international ...star who owes his success to the good-natured and burlesque tone of the adventures and delightful allusions to modern situations.
Molière (1622-1673)

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Molière (1622-1673)

As comedies were "made to be played", Molière, in turn comic actor, troupe ...leader, author then King's comedian, remained faithful to the stage until his death during a performance of The Imaginary Invalid on 17 February 1673.
The origins of the word 'francophony'

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The origins of the word 'francophony'

The term "francophony" was first coined in 1880 by the geographer Onésime ...Reclus to describe the linguistic and cultural community of the French colonial empire.
28th Children's Book Fair

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Children's Book Fair

The 28th edition of the Children's Book Fair will open on the 28th of November ...2012, this year’s theme being Adventure.
40th anniversary of the death of Henry de Montherlant (20 April 1895-21 September 1972)

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Henry de Montherlant (1895 - 1972)

The work of Henry de Montherlant, who was considered to be the great stylist of ...the 20th century, "was a rare union of irony and regal language" (Malraux).
2012 Literary Awards

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2012 Literary Awards

The most prestigious French literary prizes are awarded between the end of ...October and the beginning of November. From the Prix Goncourt and the Prix Renaudot to the Prix Médicis and the Prix Fémina, to name but a few – this is a great time of year for literary awards.
Rousseau (1712-1778)

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Rousseau

On the 28th of June 2012, we celebrate the tercentenary of the birth of ...Jean-Jacques Rousseau! Take the opportunity to find out about the life of this exceptional man, a writer, philosopher and musician all at the same time.

Writers and Intellectuals

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Writers and Intellectuals

Novelists, poets, philosophers, playwrights, men of letters...these make up some ...of France’s most prestigious writers and intellectuals. Discover their careers, their work and their ideals.
Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870)

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Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870)

Alexandre Dumas, master of the historic novel, once said: "What is History? A ...nail on which I hang my novels". To which Michelet replied: "You have taught people more about history than all the historians put together."
Diderot (1713-1784)

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Diderot (1713-1784)

A French writer and philosopher, Denis Diderot, born in Langres, was the son of ...a master cutler. After studying with the Jesuits, he was tonsured in 1726 and went to Paris in 1728.
La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680)

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La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680)

Everything that François Duke de la Rochefoucauld, Prince of Marcillac wrote ...dates from the second part of his life and draws lessons from the first. A man of intrigue and the Court, a figure from the old nobility who considered himself deprived of his most ancient rights, it was outside of histiography that de La Rochefoucauld wrote his Memoirs; they were published in 1662 and covered the years 1629 to 1652: from his entry to the Court at sixteen to the end of the Fronde.
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