Thanks largely to traveling, I powered through my first Franco-Ontarian novel over the past few days, and it was delightful. Some of the best Francophone books I’ve read have been purchased used for about $5, so hooray for used bookstores.
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🔗 linkblog: just read 'How a French Novelist Turns the Tables on History - The New York Times'
I have twice bought a Francophone book based on the title, and both were winners. « Vers Saint-Gétorix » was as enjoyable as the pun, and « Kiffe kiffe demain » delivered on its promise of a story from la banlieue.
Currently reading Hervé Le Tellier’s « L’Anomalie », and it is so dang good. An English translation (The Anomaly) is coming later this year, so I’m going to go ahead and recommend this book to everyone.
🔗 linkblog: just read 'Beauty Surge, a new short story by Laura Maylene Walter.'
If there is a better way to end the first week of classes than Ted Lasso and Marcel Pagnol, I don’t know what it is.
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