The daunting task of stabilizing Latvia’s economy: Once called the lion of Europe’s economy after years of double digit growth, Latvia is now suffering the full force of the recession.
Widow of the Nobel Prize winning Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, she was his archivist and closest collaborator through decades of hardship and exile, and helped expose the reality of Stalin’s prison camps.
After spending two years in Tehran, French journalist Armin Arefi has fallen in love with Iran, a country caught between traditions and modernity. His book “Lace and Tchador, Life in the Iran of the Mullahs” sheds light on the Iranian paradox.
French consul in Columbia Noël Saez negotiated after 2002 on behalf of the French government for the release of Ingrid Betancourt from FARC captivity. His new book “L’émissaire” takes a closer look at the woman and her release.
With over 70 films to his credit, French screen writing legend and author Jean-Claude Carrière is currently lending his profile to the “Salon du livre” in Paris. His new book “Dictionnaire amoureux du Mexique” has just been released.