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Who is Abbé Grégoire, quoted by President Macron?

May 8, 2022

Father Gregory. An “iron head” in Revolution by Francoise Hildesheimer New World Editions, 412 p., €24.90. An abbot in a presidential speech. Evoking the…

“The Art of Prayer”, off the beaten track

May 4, 2022

The Art of Prayer, 50 Proven Ways to Experience God by Xavier Accart Emmanuel, 480 pages, €24 As thick as a breviary, The Art…

“Desecrated Tibet”: story of a country crushed by China

April 24, 2022

Tibet desecrated, to live, die and resist in an occupied country Barbara Demic Editions Albin Michel, 409 pages, €22.90 Barbara Demick knows how to…

“The living God”, so close

April 22, 2022

The Living God by Romano Guardini preface by Grégory Woimbée Translated from German by Jeanne Ancelet-Hustache Artege, coll. “The Classics of Spirituality”, 160 p.,…

“There is no great replacement” by Hervé Le Bras: theory versus numbers

April 7, 2022

There is no great replacement by Herve Le Bras Grasset, 138 pages, €14 Popularized in a few months via Éric Zemmour’s presidential candidacy, the…

Milan Kundera and Jan Patočka, a European breath from the East

April 2, 2022

A kidnapped West. Or the tragedy of central Europe by Milan Kundera Gallimard/“The debate”, 80 p., €9 Philosophical notebooks (1945-1950) by Jan Patocka Translated…

“Seyvoz”: a novel at the frontiers of reality

March 26, 2022

Seyvoz by Maylis de Kerangal and Joy Sorman Uneducated, 108 p., €12.90 A novel written with the four hands of Maylis de Kerangal and…

“The Red Tern” by Antonythasan Jesuthasan, Ala’s manuscript

March 10, 2022

The red tern by Antonythasan Jesuthasan Translated from Tamil (Sri Lanka) by Léticia Ibanez Zulma, 320 pages, €22.50 Always attentive observer of the civil…

“What if we? by François Taddei, the urgency of reinventing oneself

February 9, 2022

What if we? How to meet the challenges of the 21st century togetherand century by Francois Taddei Calmann-Levy, 284 pages, €18.90 “What if we?…

“Marie de Magdala”, by Chantal Reynier, incomparable apostle

February 6, 2022

Mary of Magdala by Chantal Reynier Venison, 148 p., €12 After having demonstrated how women occupied, against all odds, a place of choice in…