How to Tame Paris… Without Going Mad?
How to tame a city? “This aspect is too often underemphasized,” says the Fox. “It means making connections” (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, “The Little Prince”). This article is about getting to…
Eternal Spring. Reading with Children
Have you ever noticed that in winter we read our children far more than in spring and summer? Spring reading is something altogether different: when you no longer want to…
Paris at Your Fingertips: A Reading List for the Parisian State of Mind
Paris can be both your greatest heartbreak, your greatest joy. Sometimes the city’s attitude toward us depends on its mood (yes, Paris can be unpredictable – it’s entitled to be).…
The Lockpick to “Lolita”. The Challenges of Nabokov’s translation
Publishing novels in English in France has long been sort of a tradition. We spoke about “Ulysses,” the famous novel by James Joyce, which was banned by censors in the…
The talented Mr. Ripley’s light and shadow or reincarnation of Dostoyevsky’s character
The long-awaited new adaptation of “The Talented Mr. Ripley” with Andrew Scott was released on Netflix. It’s been 25 years since the previous film, 25 years and a whole lifetime.