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Merci Patron

4 May 2016
Merci patron

Merci Patron (that can be translated as “Thanks, Boss”) is a French film that was released in February 2016. It was produced by François Ruffin, one of the founders of the Nuit Debout movement (translated as “Up All night”, “Standing Night” or “Rise up at night”, according to Wikipedia). I highly encourage you to read this article whether you are fundamentally interested in the social movement’s activities or not: I gave the film a chance and it was a very pleasant surprise!

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First Bite by Bee Wilson

25 April 2016
First Bite by Bee Wilson

On a recent trip to Paris, my brother Marc lent me First Bite by Bee Wilson, a book he had just finished reading and thought I would enjoy. Although I am a big reader of food blogs, I am not used to reading actual books about food, so this read was a leap of faith! I was quite right to give it a go, as since I have finished the book I have been recommending it to everyone I know!

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The Garden Party by Katherine Mansfield

9 April 2016
The Garden Party by Katherine Mansfield

The Garden Party was frequently mentioned at uni – from what I can tell Katherine Mansfield is kind of unavoidable when you study British literature and translation (much to my delight). While I had tackled various translations of her beautiful prose before, I had never actually sat down and read one of her books from start to finish. But that was then, and this is now! I can now tell you all about her final masterpiece.

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Culture Films

Spotlight

7 March 2016
Spotlight film

I find it hard to believe, but today is the blog’s 6 month birthday! I had several articles waiting for today but none of them were particularly festive. I ended up choosing this one, as Spotlight won the Academy Award for Best Picture just last month.

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