Berfrois

France

“We are France”

Vanina Marsot: France’s TV Literary Chat Scene

Illustrated book excerpt:

‘The Pretty Women of Paris’ by Anonymous, Kate Rochester and Lindsay Brunnock

C. Raja Mohan argues for a post-colonial Raj

Le Fooding: it’s important, it’s a heresy and it’s hard to follow

How did Yves Klein make his Leap into the Void?

How did Yves Klein make his Leap into the Void?

Social scars left by France’s role in slavery and colonialization

Fitting silence of Camus

Submerged Paris

Besson leads bid to ban the burqa

‘The Left and Racial Domination in France’

Book Excerpt: ‘To the End of the Land’ by David Grossman
Poem: Hotel Orpheus by Jason Myers
Short story: ‘The Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains’ by Neil Gaiman
Image gallery: Tokyo Flashback
Video: Orhan Pamuk: A Writer’s Guide to the World’s Most Underrated Museums
Book excerpt: ‘A Visit From the Goon Squad’ by Jennifer Egan