Found In Translation
One of the greatest writers of short stories is finally getting his English-language dues
Politics, Ideas and the Arts
Beauty Of The Beast
Rembrandt Bugatti showed the very soul of his animal subjects
Reflections On Bourke’s Burke
A careful and learned account which will be required reading for future historians of Burke
Left Foot Forward
A plethora of new Left-leaning French magazines show that in France the intellectuals remain socialist
Clowns To The Left Of Me
Intellelectualism is something France is famous for — but in today's globalised world the French have come to doubt themselve
What Moves The Soul
It is no coincidence that Prud’hon’s beautiful models are closed off from the chaos around them
Auteur Provocateur
Michel Houllebecq's Soumission is provocative but treads familiar territory
The Fifth Republic’s Darkest Days?
The Parisian political elite has lost touch with reality and the public
The Rise and Rise of Marine Le Pen
'Ever since its creation in 1972 the Front National has baffled commentators. No one seems able to decide what the party stands for or where it came from'
Treacherous Path to Safety
Cruel Crossing charts the history of the escape routes in the Pyrenees used by Spanish republican, then French Jewish refugees. It is a thoughtful memorial to these brave and desperate people
No French Please
Sacre bleu! Why bother learning any French when in France you’ll just be humiliated? Let’s study Mandarin, or Arabic, or Spanish in schools instead.
Hapless Hollande’s French Farce Flops
‘Hollande’s ministers are falling out among themselves and criticism from his left-wing allies is getting ever more strident’