Haitian-Canadian writer Dany
Laferrière — who supports the end of the use of the term Francophone — has
been admitted to Académie Française, prompting debate.
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A campaign exists to retire the term
Francophone. But if we replace "Francophone" with "world
literature in French," does that suffice?
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Special Announcement from PP:
In
this first issue of our new monthly magazine on book publishing, we focus on
companies and people with new strategies for increasing book sales.
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More from PP:
Isabel Allende, in admitting she
wrote her recent mystery novel as "a joke" and she's "not a
fan of mysteries," has sparked a backlash.
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From the Archives:
Olivia Snaije looks at what makes
French children’s publishing unique, particularly the illustration and
attention to detail.
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Saturday, February 15, 2014
On Dany Laferrière, Language and the Académie Française
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