Linguae blog

“La Vraie Vie”: Adeline Dieudonné nous dévoile une héroïne magnifique de liberté et d’intelligence.
Un roman initiatique drôle et acide. Le manuel de survie d’une guerrière en milieu hostile. La fureur de vivre.
Chez eux, il y a quatre chambres. Celle du frère, la sienne, celle des parents. Et celle des cadavres.
Le […]

“Les prénoms épicènes”: le nouveau roman d’Amélie Nothomb.  Un conte intelligent mais facile.
Les prénoms épicènes peuvent être à la fois masculins et féminins. A ce nom savant on préfère souvent le terme de prénoms mixtes. Derrière le titre d’Amélie Nothomb, l’histoire d’une relation père fille.

Ce roman sera en quelque sorte une contrepartie […]

“21 Lessons for the 21st Century”: the exploration of what it means to be a human in an age of bewilderment. By Yuval Noah Harari
 
In Sapiens, he explored our past. In Homo Deus, he looked to our future. Now, one of the most innovative thinkers on the planet turns to the present. To make sense […]

“Les oubliés du dimanche” de Valérie Perrin: un roman addictif, que l’on dévore.
Justine, vingt et un ans, vit chez ses grands-parents avec son cousin Jules depuis la mort de leurs parents respectifs dans un accident. Justine est aide-soignante aux Hortensias, une maison de retraite, et aime par-dessus tout les personnes […]

“Plainsong”: the fist book of the new trilogy by Kent Haruf. Magnificent and mesmerising.
 
A heartstrong story of family and romance, tribulation and tenacity, set on the High Plains east of Denver.
In the small town of Holt, Colorado, a high school teacher is confronted with raising his two boys alone. After […]

“Lessico Famigliare”: il libro di Natalia Ginzburg che ha avuto maggiori riflessi nella critica e nei lettori.
“Lessico famigliare” racconta la storia di una famiglia ebraica e antifascista, i Levi, trapiantata a Torino tra i primi anni Trenta e i primi anni Cinquanta…Il racconto nasce dal vero, non dall’immaginazione. È un […]

La Môme de Paris : Hommage à Edith Piaf.
Amb motiu dels 55 anys de la mort de la gran artista francesa Edith Piaf (París 1915 – Provença 1963), us convidem a una presentació en francès sobre la seva vida i la seva obra.

Sessió adequada a partir d’un nivell intermedi de […]

Girls Resist!: A Guide to Activism, Leadership, and Starting a Revolution. By KaeLyn Rich
An activism handbook for teen girls ready to fight for change, social justice, and equality.

Take on the world and make some serious change with this handbook to everything activism, social justice, and resistance. With in-depth guides to […]

“Hug me”: a remarkable book that tells a complex tale in charming drawings and poetic prose. It’s the story of the universal need for affection and friendship, even if we are somewhat prickly.
Ever feel like you need a hug, a really big hug from someone? That’s how Felipe the young cactus […]

“Frida Kahlo”: from the series Little People, Big Dream. Sumptuously illustrated hardbacks, they take the life stories of famous women in history. And retell them in a child-friendly way.
In this new series, discover the lives of outstanding people from designers and artists to scientists. All of them went on to achieve […]

“Le Bruit du Monde”. Peut-on changer notre vie ainsi que notre avenir même si nos origines sont marqués par la pauvreté?
Marie-Hélène Coulanges, dite Marilène, grandit à Brigneau, un hameau perdu au milieu de la campagne. Lieu de l’enfance, des cabanes et des jeux, creuset de la mémoire, Brigneau c’est aussi […]

“L’arte di stare al mondo”: Un po’ narrativa, un po’ ricettario nostalgico-bolognese. Un libro simpatico e godibile.
Bologna, anni Settanta. Una città “né la più grande, né la più piccola”, famosa per la sovranità della sua cucina e la piacevolezza del vivere. È da qui che prende avvio il racconto autobiografico di […]

“The Accidental Further Adventures of the hundred-year-old Man”. He is back! Even older. Even funnier! By Jonas Jonasson
The hysterical, clever, and unforgettable sequel to Jonas Jonasson’s international bestseller. “The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared”.

What’s next for Allan Karlsson? Turns out this centenarian has a few […]

“Gaspard ne répond plus”: Prix des lecteurs sélection 2018
Dans le cadre d’un jeu de téléréalité, Gaspard de Ronsard doit traverser l’Asie en stop. Son périple tourne court lorsqu’il chute d’un pick-up et échoue au fond d’un fossé…

La suite se déroule entre Paris et un village égaré dans les rizières du […]

“The Bookshop” by Penelope Fitzgerald: A town that lacks a bookshop isn’t always a town that wants one.
In 1959 Florence Green, a kindhearted widow with a small inheritance, risks everything to open a bookshop. The only bookshop – in the seaside town of Hardborough. By making a success of a […]

“Mes mots sont les fleurs de ton silence”. Antoine Paje aborde avec sensibilité les failles que chacun d’entre nous peut avoir et cacher.
Arnaud n’écoutait plus rien ni personne. Pourtant, tout peut changer si l’on est à l’écoute de sa vie…

Arnaud n’écoute plus rien ni personne. Il a tout ce dont […]

“Camino Island”: the new book by John Grisham, the best thriller writer alive.
Camino Island és alhora una lectura de platja i una novel·la negre per als amants del genero. Comença amb un atrac literari i acabant amb un duel entre una dona i un terrible criminal. L’atrac més important de […]

“Le parfum du bonheur est plus fort sous la pluie.” Entre rire et larmes, les nouveau roman de Virginie Grimaldi touche au coeur.
“Je ne t’aime plus.”
Il aura suffi de cinq mots pour que l’univers de Pauline bascule. Installée avec son fils de quatre ans chez ses parents, elle laisse les […]

“Grazie per quella volta”: confessioni di una donna difettosa di Serena Dandini
Di cosa è fatta una vita?

Di domeniche pigre in cui non rispondiamo al telefono per rimanere sul divano abbracciando un libro appena iniziato.

Ore spese inutilmente a cercare le sigarette, le chiavi della macchina, gli occhiali da sole. Perché si […]

“We were liars”: Thrilling, beautiful and blisteringly smart. We Were Liars is utterly unforgettable.
Una illa privada. Una il·lustre i coneguda família de Nova Anglaterra. Un grup de quatre amics, els Mentiders, units per una amistat que es torna destructiva. Una rebel·lió, un accident i un secret. Mentides i més mentides. […]

“La vie enfuie de Martha K.”. Un roman plein d’humanisme, de compassion et de tendresse, face à la dureté du monde et des hommes.
Un fred glacial. Al seus voltants, unes parets metàl·liques i brutes. La jove dona no sap com ha arribat allà i encara pitjor, no sap qui és. […]

“Conversations with Friends”: an addictive debut by a bright new talent. Brilliant, funny and startling!
La Frances té 21 anys, és intel·ligent i observadora, una estudiant que somnia amb ser escriptora i es dedica a cultivar la seva ment. Bobbi, la seva millor amiga també vol ser escriptora. Les dues amigues […]

“Summer Secrets” : a story of one woman struggling to right the wrongs of her past
June, 1998: At twenty seven, Catherine Coombs, also known as Cat, is struggling. She lives in London, works as a journalist, and parties hard. Her lunchtimes consist of several glasses of wine at the bar downstairs in […]

“Il mare dove non si tocca”: Vincitore del Premio letterario Corrado Alvaro e Libero Bigiaretti 2018
Dopo il successo di Chi manda le onde, premio Strega Giovani 2015, Fabio Genovesi torna con un romanzo luminoso e coloratissimo, divertente e poetico. Capace di alternare con straordinaria efficacia i registri e di farci passare in […]

“Truly Wildly Deeply”: sometimes love makes you do wild things…
Annie is starting college. She can’t wait. No more school, no more uniform, and no one telling her what to do. It’s the start of a new adventure and Annie’s not going to let anyone or anything get in the way […]

“The art of being normal”: a life-changing and life-saving book.
Two Outsiders. Two secrets.

David longs to be a girl.

Leo wants to be invisible.

When Leo stands up for David in a fight, an unlikely friendship forms. But things are about to get messy. Because at Eden Park School secrets have a funny […]

“Stories for Boys who Dare to be Different”: true tales of amazing boys who changed the world without killing dragons.
Prince charming, dragon slayer, mischievous prankster… More often than not, these are the role-models boys encounter in the books they read at home and school. As a boy, there is an […]

“The Rosie Project”: a witty, entertaining fairytale for our time!
Meet Don Tillman. Don is getting married. He just doesn’t know who to yet. But he has designed a very detailed questionnaire to help him find the perfect woman. One thing he already knows, though, is that it’s not Rosie. Absolutely, […]

“The Time Traveler’s Wife”: an old-fashioned love story, a terrific book, startingly original!
A funny, often poignant tale of boy meets girl with a twist. What if one of them couldn’t stop slipping in and out of time? Highly original and imaginative, this debut novel raises questions about life, love, and the […]

“Ne dites pas à ma mère que je suis handicapée, elle me croit trapéziste dans un cirque”. Un manifeste de courage et d’humour.
És la història d’una noia que volia ser cantant de musical, o ballarina, o trapezista. Si, trapezista: volar allà dalt, admirada per tothom, àgil, maca amb un maillot […]

“Murder on the Orient Express”:  A classic Hercule Poirot mystery, now a major motion picture!
A train. A murder. Multiple suspects. Nearly an alibi for everyone. But wait, there’s a motive for everyone. How did this seemingly impossible murder occur? Hercule Poirot knows.

This title finds the Orient Express stopped in its […]

“The Perks of Being a Wallflower”: Chbosky captures adolescent angst, confusion and joy!
Charlie’s not the biggest geek in high school, but he’s by no means popular. Shy, introspective, intelligent, yet socially awkward, Charlie is a wallflower. Standing on the threshold of his life whilst watching everyone live theirs. As Charlie […]