States General of the Book in Tunis: how is the Francophonie?
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The States General of French-language books around the world will take place in Tunis on September 23 and 24.
© States General of the Book
By: Pascal Paradou
30 mins
On the occasion of the States General of the Book in Tunis.
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On the occasion of the
Etats Généraux du livre
which will be held in Tunis on September 23 and 24, 2021: how are the Francophonie and the distribution of books in French in the world doing?
Conversation with the writer
Leila Slimani,
French-language writer, winner of the 2016 Goncourt Prize for her novel
Chanson Douce
,
published by Gallimard, personal representative of President Emmanuel Macron for the Francophonie.
"I do not like the term" Francophone writer ", I prefer French writer to him"
and
Sylvie Marcé
, general commissioner of the
States General of Books in French.
Europe and North America represent 95% of revenues and France alone accounts for 85%.
Among the remaining 5%, the largest market on the African continent, that of Côte d'Ivoire, would represent 1% of these revenues.
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