Mohamed Mbougar Sarr, a Senegal-born writer, has won high praise and top prizes from Paris’s insular publishing establishment. But the novelist wonders: Is it an endorsement or “a way to silence me”?
Author: NORIMITSU ONISHI
The Fall of the ‘Sun King’ of French TV, and the Myth of Seduction
Patrick Poivre d’Arvor, known as a great seducer, has been accused by more than 20 women of rape, sexual assault and harassment in France’s belated #MeToo reckoning.
Marine Le Pen’s Message Finds a Strong Audience in the North
The far-right candidate, Marine Le Pen, has focused on kitchen-table issues, crime and immigration.
For Macron, France’s Troubled Industries Hit Home
President Emmanuel Macron vowed an economic revival, but as he seeks re-election, a Potemkin factory in the town where he was raised shows just how hard that can be.
For Macron, France’s Troubled Industries Hit Home
President Emmanuel Macron vowed an economic revival, but as he seeks re-election, a Potemkin factory in the town where he was raised shows just how hard that can be.
As French Elections Loom, Macron Tries to Strike a Balance
The news media calls the French president “Jupiter,” the king of the gods, but he is showing a more human face. Will it soften his image?
As French Elections Loom, Macron Tries to Strike a Balance
The news media calls the French president “Jupiter,” the king of the gods, but he is showing a more human face. Will it soften his image?
In France, a Racist Conspiracy Theory Edges Into the Mainstream
Valérie Pécresse, the center-right presidential candidate, used the phrase ‘great replacement’ in a speech punctuated with coded attacks on immigrants and Muslims.
Using Harsh Language, Macron Issues a Challenge to the Unvaccinated
The French president was seeking to tap into a rich political vein: anger among the majority of vaccinated people at a minority who refuse to get vaccinated and disproportionately occupy hospital beds.
In a France Fearful of Immigrants, Another Candidate Tacks Hard Right
Valérie Pécresse, the center-right candidate in April’s presidential election, has adopted the vocabulary of the far right when discussing immigration.