How Georges Simenon learned to “not do literary”
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By: Pascal Paradou
The Belgian writer Georges Simenon is the most widely read French-speaking author in the world, notably famous for being the father of Commissioner Maigret. It is our "Remarkable Voice" of the day. He tells of his addiction to writing and how he spent his life "not doing literary" on the advice of Colette.
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- An interview with linguist Aurore Vincenti for the first free digital edition of the Le Robert dictionary . The “ online dictionary ” highlights expressions, “ words of the day ” and definitions on video , with the help of humorist Karim Duval.
- The chronicle "La Puce à l'oreille" by Lucie Bouteloup , who listens to the soundtracks and dialogues of French cinema. This week: from Pagnol to Guédiguian, the southern accent to the cinema.
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