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Fred Coleman author of The Marcel Network, on courage during the Occupation. Interview.

 

Fred Coleman, author of THE MARCEL NETWORK

We had the pleasure of interviewing Fred Colemen in November about the incredible story of  The Marcel Network, in which improbable success came at the price of almost unspeakable sacrifice. 

Favorite French novels: guest post by Emily Monaco of FranceMagazine.com

This week Paris Writers News is delighted to feature a guest post by Emily Monaco, student of literature and contributor to FranceMagazine.com, on the joys of great French realist novels.

When I first moved to Paris, all I noticed was what was different. Years later, I realized that stereotypes that surrounded the French hid a people that was actually much more like what I knew from home than I had thought. A student of 19^th century French and American literature, I’m fascinated by the parallels that can be drawn between the realist novels of these two newly born post-revolutionary free worlds and, perhaps even more so, the ways in which they reflect the values that are held, even today.

Tonight: reading at Berkeley Books with Gary Lee Kraut, Martin Raim and Laurel Zuckerman

November 29, 2012, 7 PM  Where: Berkeley Books of Paris, 8 rue Casimir Delavigne, 75006 Paris, Metro Odéon. For more information see UPSTAIRS AT DUROC

Paris Writer John Pearce on Treasure of Saint Lazare and WWII looted art

 

photo by Alison Harris, Paris

 

Paris writer John Pearce is the author of  the bestselling TREASURE of SAINT-LAZARE, "a novel of murder, betrayal, and greed -- and of love lost and found".  

This week we talk with John about looted art, seventy-year old mysteries, and the art of writing fact-based thrillers.

A Paris Writers News interview.

Literary Events, Readings and New Books in Paris, November 2012

This month, news from Alice Notley, Joe Ross, Amy Hollowell, Elyane Dezon-Jones, Lillian Allen, Sassafrass Lowrey, Sousan Hammad, Alena Mealy, Jackson Connor, Chloe Rash, Rachel Neilsen, Lucy Hopkins, Bill Griffin, Dr. Michael Connors, Rosemary Flannery, Philippe Labro, Thomas Gatus, Edward Hall, Laurel Zuckerman, Martin Raim, Gary Lee Kraut, Spoken Word and more. Many terrific new books too!

Should airlines charge passengers by the pound, like freight?

 

"How should airlines treat larger passengers?"

The question is anything but simple. But The Economist, always seeking to entertain, decided to give it a try.

The fight against air pollution in Paris

 

Paris mayor Bertrand Delanoe wants to ban older cars. But his critics say focusing on heavy polluters might lower pollution rates faster.

«Augmenter les droits pour sauver l’université» - Le Figaro Étudiant

181 euros en licence, et 250 euros en master, voilà ce que les étudiants ont payé en 2012-2013 au titre des droits d’inscription à l’université.