Nobel Prize in Literature awarded to Anne Carson

The Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Anne Carson, a poet, philologist, and academic, on October 8. Carson is known for her interdisciplinary approach to writing, combining poetry, philosophy, and literary analysis in her work.

Anne Carson's style described by translator

Claire Malroux, the translator of Carson's first book, Verre, Ironie et Dieu (José Corti 2004), described Carson's work as blending different domains, including "a set of poems with a philosophical title," "a kind of reportage, half-prose, half-poetry," or "an imitation of a biblical text," as cited by Libération.

New edition of Robert Louis Stevenson's travelogue

The Marchialy editions are reissuing Robert Louis Stevenson's Journey with a Donkey in the Cevennes, with a preface by Clara Arnaud and translated by Léon Bocquet. This edition includes illustrations by Guillaume Guilpart and has 256 pages, priced at 27 euros.

Documentaries and films on television

On Friday, October 16, at 23:35 on France 5, Michel Foucault, the philosopher and the goldfish will air, marking the 100th anniversary of the philosopher's birth. Other documentaries and films will also be broadcast in the following days, covering topics such as the Byzantine Empire, Victor Hugo, and school bullying.

Award for documentary on Edward Hopper

Edward Hopper, the last puritan? On the influence of his Protestant heritage in the work of the American painter, has won the best documentary award given by the Christian European Visual Media Association (CEVMA). It will be broadcast in "Présence protestante" in 2025.

Additional readings and documentaries

Readers are also directed to articles such as "The Corset: standing straight, otherwise" and "Blanche Peyron, a victor," as well as the documentary The Seventh Whistler, which explores a curlew and three destinies.