Tag Archives: french literature
French Literature – La Dame aux Camélias Posted by Tim Hildreth on Sep 24, 2019
France has supplied the world with some of its greatest writers. I often return to my favorites to keep up my skills. Some – like Victor Hugo’s Notre-Dame de Paris (which incidentally helped to save the magnificent cathedral the last time it was in need) or Alexandre Dumas‘s Les Trois Mousquetaires – are quite long…
Le Prix Goncourt des Lycéens Posted by Elizabeth Schmermund on Nov 13, 2017
Last week, you read about the famous French literary prize Le Prix Goncourt and its winner for 2017: Eric Vuillard for L’Ordre du jour. But that’s not the only Prix Goncourt that was recently awarded. In fact, there’s another, prestigious Goncourt prize, whose finalists were just revealed today. Le Prix Goncourt des Lycéens is often…
Les Papillons Posted by Elizabeth Schmermund on Aug 7, 2017
I’ve recently had a loss. When someone you love dies, it is easy to see (or want to see) signs around you that show your loved one is still with you. There can be many signs that are specific to your culture. For example, in American culture, seeing a red cardinal is often interpreted as…
Qu’est-ce que l’amour? (What is Love?) Posted by Hichem on Jan 7, 2014
L’amour (love.) Such a wide subject that had countless French thinkers and writers ponder about it. Today, we will go through a few quotations that aim to define it for what it really is. In other words, it is l’amour through des yeux français (French eyes.) Aimer, c’est trouver sa richesse hors de soi (To love is…
The French Golden Lines Posted by Hichem on Jul 20, 2012
Considered by some as le père spirituel (the spiritual father) of Victor Hugo, French writer Gérard de Nerval is known to have been in the company of a rather “unusual” pet, always taking him wherever he went: It was un homard (a lobster) he called “Thibault”! In this poem, Gérard de Nerval refers to “les vers dorés”…