One of the most anticipated novels of the year, Painting Time by Maylis de Kerangal follows the life of Paula Karst, a young artist in Brussels that tries to grapple with
From 17 May 2021, the Institut français reopens its doors and goes Beyond Words, onsite, online, or both, with its festival of literature! It is largely thanks to literature that
Beyond Words Live French Literature Festival: Noémi Lefebvre, Eimear McBride and fresh French voices
Noémi Lefebvre’s Blue Self-Portrait (Les Fugitives) is a novel of angst and high farce, caught between contrary impulses to remember and to ignore. She will be in conversation
From 14 to 21 May 2018, the Institut français will go Beyond Words with a festival bursting with bilingual live literature events, writers’ talks, musical performances, shared r
