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“Le Rappel des oiseaux”: entering Sébastien Lapaque’s award-winning novelThe 2026 Grand Prix du roman goes to Sébastien Lapaque. Based on the available extract, a way into his story: childhood, inheritance and attentiveness to the living world.
Merlin between emancipation and order: Quinet versus EvolaA 1984 archive made available again by France Culture sets two political uses of Merlin against each other: Edgar Quinet’s republican emancipation and Julius Evola’s hierarchical order.
Une femme aujourd’hui: Guédiguian links the personal to collective historyReleased in France on 21 October, the film puts Marilou Aussilloux at the centre of a story of rebuilding. Robert Guédiguian’s intentions shed light on the project.
Ancient DNA: how encounters contributed to our adaptationFrom the Tibetan Plateau to Oceania, researchers are studying the effects of variants inherited from Denisovans. Finding a trace and demonstrating its function are two distinct steps.