France is celebrating the
centenary of Albert Camus’s birth this November 7th, with re-issued titles
and events to commemorate one of the country’s preeminent intellectuals.
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Jaques Ferrandez is beloved and
celebrated in France yet practically unknown in the Anglo-Saxon world; his
recent adaptation of L'Étranger (The Stranger) has been a bestseller.
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From Books in Browsers:
If you couldn't make it to the
annual Books in Browsers summit, or you want to relive your favorite
presentations, find all the videos on Ustream.
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Former leading New Zealand publisher and bookseller, and widely experienced judge of both the Commonwealth Writers Prize and the Montana New Zealand Book Awards, talks about what he is currently reading, what impresses him and what doesn't, along with chat about the international English language book scene, and links to sites of interest to booklovers.
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