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Jean-Claude Mourlevat: the first French author to win the Alma Prize

A prestigious award Jean-Claude Mourlevat, an author based in the Loire, is the first French winner of the prestigious Astrid Lindgren Prize or Alma Prize, considered the Nobel Prize for children's books. As a reminder, the ALMA prize (for Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award) is an award created in 2 ...

28
Sep
2021

Harry Potter: 25 years of success

ation of this novel. The adventures of Harry, the bespectacled young wizard imagined by JK Rowling in the early 1990s, took time to take root in the author's mind and find a publisher as the manuscript received about ten rejections from publishing houses. The first volume, with a reasonable print ...

29
Jan
2007

Glucose revolution: the new diet phenomenon in 5 questions

regime? The glucose revolution method was developed by Jessie Inchauspé, a French woman based in the United States. This successful influencer and author, who is known as 'the glucose papess,' is also and above all a food biochemist. She started sharing her method and diet tips on Instagram i ...

15
Nov
2022

L'île prisonnière : 5 good reasons to watch the France 2 series

ations of three of his novels for the small screen, Maman a tort on France 2, Un avion sans elle on M6 and Le temps est assassin on TF1, but the Norman author with 721,000 books sold in 2021 alone had not participated in these adaptations... This time, Michel Bussi has embarked on writing his fir ...

13
Feb
2023

Punk Garden: Why Try Éric Lenoir's No-Maintenance Garden

h the lowest possible ecological impact. • It offers a gardening method accessible to everyone, including beginner, lazy, or broke gardeners. According to the author, "the punk garden should be easy, cheap, and quick to make." What are the benefits of a punk garden? If you're still hesitant to st ...

23
Oct
2024

Halloween: The Character of Dracula in 5 Questions

vel is actually a rather ugly and repulsive old man, having none of the seductive power that has come to be attributed to the famous vampire. For the author, the character's ugliness (a characteristic found in Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau's film Nosferatu) reflects his moral monstrosity. 4- What are Dra ...

05
Oct
2007

Mount Rushmore: an emblem of the United States

ee United States, from 1789 to 1799, he is considered one of the 'Fathers of the Nation' - Thomas Jefferson (3rd President from 1801 to 1809) is the author of the Declaration of Independence - Theodore Roosevelt (26th President from 1901 to 1909) was a Nobel Peace Prize winner - Abraham Lincoln ( ...

07
Sep
2011

Cabourg: 5 ideas for visiting the town in the footsteps of Marcel Proust

1- The beach The town of Cabourg in Calvados has been inseparable from Marcel Proust ever since the author of La Recherche evoked it in his novels by renaming it Balbec... Rest assured, however, that it is not necessary to be a fan of this author and his work to appreciate the charms of this Sea ...

04
June
2021

Harry Potter Return to Hogwarts: 5 things to know about this special episode

mort, Lucius Malfoy, Sirius Black, Draco Malfoy, Fred and George, Arthur and Ginny Weasley, Dean and Neville without forgetting Luna Lovegood. 4- Author J.K. Rowling will be mentioned Contrary to what was first announced by Warner Bros, this special episode dedicated to the 20 years of Harry Pot ...

30
Dec
2021

Syndrome E: a dark thriller that flirts with horror

sful adaptation. 3- For the aesthetics of Franck Thilliez An adaptation of Franck Thilliez's novel of the same name, the Syndrome E series bears the author's signature. Fans of the writer will easily recognize the aesthetics of his thrillers in the bluish light, the clinical setting and the d ...

27
Sep
2022

Safe: 5 good reasons to watch this series on TF1

1- It's an original creation by Harlan Coben Harlan Coben, the American author considered one of the contemporary masters of the thriller, can be counted on to come up with a thriller with a thrilling script. The series Safe, to be (re)discovered starting tonight on TF1, was written and co-produced ...

02
Mar
2023

Harry Potter series: 5 things to know about this TV adaptation.

sts that the series will have at least 7 different seasons. 4- J.K. Rowling is involved in the project as an executive producer. The participation of author J.K. Rowling as an executive producer is an additional guarantee of seriousness for fans. Regarding this television adaptation, the writer stat ...

20
Apr
2023

Notebooks from Elsewhere: a magazine that makes you travel

distant destinations and local treasures. In this unique travel magazine, the diversity of destinations mirrors the diversity of drawing styles. Each author transports the reader in their own way, through their sketches and words, and all these personal travel stories contribute to the richness of ...

04
July
2024

The Jardin des Plantes in Paris: a green space dedicated to science.

ilt by Verniquet in 1787. - The Rotonde de la Ménagerie, intended to house wild animals, built from 1804 to 1812 by architect Jacques Molinos, also the author of the bear pit. - The Gallery of Mineralogy and Geology, built from 1833 to 1841 by architect Charles Rohault de Fleury, who also designed ...

10
Jan
2007

I will sleep at your place: 20 years of travels and encounters.

e inhabitants speak for itself. A daring traveler I'll go to sleep at your place is the first documentary series that Antoine de Maximy proposed as an author on television. In order to be invited to people's homes, the host approaches strangers on the street with a lot of naturalness, good humor, an ...

03
Oct
2007

The process of creating a film: stages and participants

onsensus of the creators and producers. It may be accompanied by a note of intent that provides additional lighting on the project by specifying the author's intentions. At this stage of creation, producers can get in touch with a distributor to evaluate the potential success of such a film in t ...

18
Apr
2008

The Pirelli Calendar: The Story of a Cult Object

their mark and are destined to inspire future generations, such as Naomi Campbell, former footballer Marcel Desailly, American actress Angela Bassett, author Margot Lee Shetterly, and poet Amanda Gorman. For this 50th edition, which also marks the 60th anniversary of the Cal, the 28-year-old photog ...

19
Nov
2008

The Cannes Film Festival: the biggest cinema event in the world.

nting the Palme d'Or of the festival. With the improvement of the global health situation, Hollywood stars will return in droves to the Croisette and author films from around the world will be screened during the festival. On May 16th, Johnny Depp will be in Cannes to present "Jeanne du Barry," th ...

23
Apr
2009

Sherlock Holmes: biography and history of the character

Presentation Sherlock Holmes is a character who was imagined by the Scottish novelist Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930). Although he was also the author of science fiction books, historical novels, plays, and poetry, Conan Doyle owes his fame to this character, whom he first brought to life in 1 ...

07
Jan
2010

Le Printemps des Poètes : the poetry festival everywhere in France

widest audience (children and adults, confirmed or amateur poets, tellers and spectators...). Each edition offers various activities (poetry tours, author invitations, shows, exhibitions...) around a theme: - the city in 2006 - love in 2007 - the praise of the other in 2008 - laughter in 200 ...

22
Feb
2010