He considered himself the greatest painter of his generation, yet Cézanne didn’t finish a single picture during the last decade of his life. Jean-Claude Lebensztejn explains why.
La sculpture de Paul Gauguin
The forgotten sculptures of Paul Gauguin.
Les chansons de marins
Sailors’ songs revived
Les marais salants
Natural sea salt is making a comeback against commercial opposition.
L’âme du slam
Rap poetry
Maigret chez les sociologues
A sociologist’s view of Simenon’s famous detective.
Voici des ailes!
They’re so fast you can crush foxes: how the nascent advertising industry sold the bicycle.
Playtime de Jacques Tati
A masterpiece from the comedy genius is reissued.
Pierre Loti
A voyage on the frontiers of respectability.