Alessandro Baricco is an Italian writer, born at Torino in 1958. He's the author of several works, including the novels Lands of Glass (Selezione Campiello Award and Prix Médicis Étranger), Ocean Sea …
Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre was a French philosopher, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and literary critic, considered a leading figure in 20th-century French ph…
Milan Kundera (1 April 1929 – 11 July 2023) was a Czech and French novelist. He went into exile in France in 1975, acquiring citizenship in 1981. His Czechoslovak citizenship was revoked in 1979, but …
Italo Calvino was born in Cuba and grew up in Italy. He was a journalist and writer of short stories and novels. His best known works include the Our Ancestors trilogy (1952-1959), the Cosmicomics col…
Emmanuel Carrère is a French author, screenwriter, and director. He is the son of Louis Carrère d'Encausse and French historian Hélène Carrère d'Encausse.
Né en 1848, Honoré Beaugrand s’enrôle à 17 ans dans l’armée française et participe à l’expédition du Mexique. Il suit les soldats jusqu’en France où, pendant deux ans, il visite les grandes villes, le…
A Brazilian journalist, novelist and children's author, Socorro Acioli (1975- ) holds a masters in Brazilian literature, and began her literary career in 2001, going on to publish in a number of genre…
Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette is a Canadian novelist, film director, and screenwriter from Quebec. Her films are known for their "organic, participatory feel." Barbeau-Lavalette is the daughter of filmmaker…
Naomi Fontaine, née en 1987, est une romancière et enseignante innue originaire de Uashat dans la région administrative québécoise de la Côte Nord, au Canada.
Les éditions du Remue-ménage ont appris avec un immense chagrin le décès de Caroline Dawson. Autrice formidable, humaine engagée, au sens de l’humour et de la justice sociale redoutables, elle lègue l…
Simon Brousseau est né en 1985 à Québec et vit à Montréal. Il a reçu le prix Adrienne-Choquette en 2019 pour son recueil de nouvelles Les fins heureuses (Cheval d’août, 2018). Chez Héliotrope, il a fa…
Jean-Baptiste Andrea, né le 4 avril 1971 à Saint-Germain-en-Laye, est un écrivain, scénariste et réalisateur français. Il reçoit le prix Femina des lycéens et le prix du premier roman pour son premier…
