One of the most anticipated novels of the year, Painting Time by Maylis de Kerangal follows the life of Paula Karst, a…
beyond words live french literature festival
From 17 May 2021, the Institut français reopens its doors and goes Beyond Words, onsite, online, or both, with its…
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…
Talented French publisher and film director Paul Otchakovsky-Laurens, founder of POL, died in January 2018. In a series of pop-up readings…
From 14 to 21 May 2018, the Institut français will go Beyond Words with a festival bursting with bilingual live…