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Today, author Laird Hunt talks about his latest novel “Ray of the Star”. It explores the mind of a loner who falls in love with a street artist. Hunt is “one of the most talented young american writers” according to acclaimed author Paul Auster. In his fourth novel Hunt has adopted a rather rare literary technique with chapter long sentences. And THE unmissable event in Paris, for all Anglophones who wish to meet new people. It involves drinks, food and happens in a charming Parisian loft...

CULTURE
By Clovis CASALI
Slideshow: Behind the scenes
THEATRE
Sara Forestier brings Proust to the stage
In this edition: French actress Sara Forestier stars in Marcel Proust's "Confession d'une jeune fille", a play looking at the troubled life of a young girl who attempts suicide, and it's off to Mexico for the latest exhibition from David LaChapelle.
24/09/2009 - Culture

Vanina Marsot comes to talk about her first and very funny novel “Foreign tongue".

In this culture edition, we go to Argentina for an exhibition by Le Corbusier. We receive author Vanina Marsot who talks about her first and very funny novel “Foreign tongue”, which tells the story of an American woman who moves to Paris.
14/09/2009 - Culture

Abha Dawesar comes to talk to us about her new book "Family values"

"The messenger" by Oren Moverman and "Lebanon" by Samuel Maoz respectively received the honors of the Deauville Film Festival and the Mostra of Venice. Indian author Abha Dawesar presents her vision of the Indian society in "Family values".
24/09/2009 - Culture

A Special Mostra edition

Today on Culture, a special Mostra edition with interviews of actors John Turturro and Tilda Swinton. As the film festival closes on Saturday, we’ll also take a look at some of the films competing for the Golden Lion.
24/09/2009 - Culture

Veilhan exhibition in Versailles.

In this edition of culture Augustin Trapenard talks to us about juvenile literature, and in particular "the boy in the striped pyjamas" of John Boyne. Also after Jeff Koons last year, it is Veilhan's turn to take over Versailles this year.

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