Feminism. In her new essay, “Le Vertige MeToo”, journalist Caroline Fourest analyzes the effects of the powerful movement to free speech that began in 2017, between benefits and risks of slippage.
French novel. After hitting the headlines in 2019 with “Maison broth” where she shared her two-year experience in a Berlin brothel, Emma Becker is once again stirring up the literary world with “Le Mal Jolie”. Ed. Albin Michel, 416 p., €21.90.
Testimony. Arnaud Boissières will leave on November 10 to complete his fifth Vendée Globe, a record. In a funny and touching book, he tells of his special connection to the race around the world. “Marin du Vendée”, ed. du Rocher, 217 p. €19.
American story. New York art critic Peter Schjeldahl died at age 80 of lung cancer. Instead of lamenting, he wrote one of the funniest and most profound books about death. “How I Die” by Peter Schjeldahl, ed. Séguier, €13.90, ebook, €9.99.
French novel. Thierry Thomas, documentary director and theater author, specialist in the work of Hugo Pratt, offers a funny and tender first novel which recounts ten days in the life of Georges Feydeau. While the vaudeville author is lacking inspiration, a meeting could well change things. “Feydeau goes away” by Thierry Thomas, ed. Albin Michel, 266 p., €20.90.
COVER ILLUSTRATION Mélodie Baschet / cnrs
The Domestication of Jean-Denis Vigne
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The cover of “La Domestication”, by Jean-Denis Vigne, is illustrated, like the book, by Mélodie Baschet.
Archaeozoology. Jean-Denis Vigne explains how man has tamed then domesticated the wild, fauna and flora, for millennia, and dissects the evolution of morphological and behavioral characteristics linked to this subjugation. “La Domestication”, by Jean-Denis Vigne, ed. CNRS, 160 p., €25.
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