Laurent Nunez, the tragicomic epic of two adventurers of the French language

Audio 29:00

Laurent Nunez.

© DR

By: Pascal Paradou

Can we still innovate in linguistics?

This is the bet made by Laurent Nunez in his latest novel, "The airplane mode" which recounts the adventures of two linguists, modern adventurers of the French language, who promise to offer posterity new theories of language. .

Advertising

“For thousands of years, what has linked people is that they tell each other stories.

In a way, I'm doing the oldest job in the world! ”

And it's a very funny story that Laurent Nunez offers us, in his latest book, which takes us in the footsteps of two eminent linguists in search of unsuspected treasures of the French language ...

Guest

: Laurent Nunez

 for his book 

“ 

Le mode avion

 ”, 

published by

Actes Sud

editions

.

Newsletter

Receive all international news directly in your mailbox

I subscribe

Follow all the international news by downloading the RFI application

google-play-badge_FR

• Literature

• Culture

On the same subject

Dance of words

Laurent Nunez