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Talks: French Literature in the Making, Cecile Coulon
Monday, December 4, 2017 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
At age 27, Cécile Coulon is the author of eight novels and a book of short stories, and the recipient of several literary prizes. She has published five novels with Éditions Viviane Hamy: Méfiez-vous des enfants sages (2010), Le Roi n’a pas sommeil (2012, Prix Mauvais Genres France Culture / Le Nouvel Observateur), Le Rire du grand blessé (2013), Le Cœur du Pélican (2015), and Trois saisons d’orage (2017, Prix des Libraires).
Olivier Barrot is a journalist, author, and television personality who plays a prominent role in French cultural life. He hosts the daily literary program « Un livre un jour » on France 3 and TV5 television and directs a series of public discussions with actors of the Comédie Française on the art of their profession. His most recent books are United States; Mitteleuropa; Un livre un jour, un livre toujours; La Revue blanche; Le Fils perdu; Ciné Club; and L’Ami posthume. He has been hosting French Literature in the Making at New York University since 2007.
In French
Books available for sale
Florence Gould Event
Presented with the additional support of Sofitel and La Compagnie
From La Maison Francaise at NYU. Event is free and open to the public.