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Contemporary French novels for language learners
Independent publishing houses cater for all tastes. But the standard-bearers of the sector are authors who innovate in style or content. By throwing expectations off track, they take the reader into …
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Wood
Hide translationShow translation Slow version Hide slow version Version Ralentie Situé entre Lyon et la frontière suisse, l'Ain est le …
Il y a tout un travail à faire
When you're learning a new language, meeting native speakers for the first time can be a shock to the system. They seem to speak so fast. We nod wisely while desperately wondering what they're …
Tout le bleu du ciel
La rentrée littéraire is the season in which new novellists make their name and more established authors vie for the major prizes that will confirm their status. But there are other routes to the …
Reading, fast and slow
Have you already scrolled down to the bottom of the page to check how long it's going to take to read this article? Read the conclusion to see what can be skipped? Perhaps the whole thing. With any …