Literary week begins in France

From Monday, October 12 to Sunday, October 18, France Culture will host a week of literary programming, featuring discussions with authors and artists.

Authors and themes explored

Diaty Diallo, Nour Elassy, Chloé Delaume, and others will participate in exploring themes such as youth, poetry, feminist radicalism, and the legacy of Valerie Solanas' SCUM Manifesto.

Book Club schedule and topics

The Book Club with Marie Richeux will air Monday to Friday from 3 pm to 4 pm, with topics including Diaty Diallo's Darya & Dounya (Seuil), Nour Elassy's Ceci est ma maison (Les Liens qui Libèrent), and Natasha Kanapé Fontaine's Manifeste Assi (Dépaysage).

Discussion on a new book

On October 14, a discussion on L'Enfant unique by David Lescot will take place at the Théâtre de la Ville until October 17.

New Book Club format

A new format in the Book Club will feature young people engaging with invited guests at the Théâtre de l’Odéon or the MC 93 in Bobigny.

Midday cultural program

The Midis de Culture with Natacha Triou will air Monday to Thursday from 12 pm to 1:30 pm, with a session on SCUM Manifesto on October 14, featuring Chloé Delaume and Anne-Sophie Mercier.

Evening literary program

À Voix Nue with Caroline Broué will air Monday to Friday from 7:30 pm to 8 pm, featuring Philippe Sands, a French-British lawyer and writer, in a five-episode series tracing his career.

Fiction series and poetry

The Fiction Series will air Monday to Friday from 8 pm to 8:30 pm, featuring an adaptation of Debout les morts by Fred Vargas. The Poetry Moment will air Monday to Friday from 8:30 pm to 8:35 pm, featuring readings from Charles Baudelaire and Marcel Proust.

Reading and theater segments

The Reading segment will air Monday to Friday from 8:35 pm to 9 pm, featuring Les Élixirs du diable by Ernst Theodore Amadeus Hoffmann. The Theater segment will air Sunday from 8 pm to 10 pm, featuring an adaptation of The Adventures of Little Nicolas by René Goscinny and Jean-Jacques Sempé.

Books featured during the week

Books discussed include Darya & Dounya (Seuil), Ceci est ma maison (Les Liens qui Libèrent), Le Dossier Scum Manifesto (Le Nouvel Attila), and Choses que je croyais perdues (Gallimard).