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Oscar Wilde protected from admirers' kisses 111 years after his death
08/12/2011 - On-the-spot France

Oscar Wilde protected from admirers' kisses 111 years after his death

Hundreds of thousands of people every year visit the graves of prominent cultural figures in Paris's Père-Lachaise cemetery.

02/11/2011 - France

French identity debate inspired Goncourt literary prize winner Jenni

Biology teacher Alexis Jenni on Wednesday won France's top literary award, the Prix Goncourt, for his first novel L'art francais de la guerre (The French Art of War).

19/10/2011 - France

Paris's Ritz hotel to fire 450+ during renovation

Paris’s world-famous Ritz hotel is set to fire over 450 employees and close for more than two years for renovation.

06/10/2011 - Nobel Prize

Nobel literature prize goes to Swedish poet Transtroemer

Swedish poet Tomas Transtroemer has won the 2011 Nobel Literature Prize.

Julian Assange - the unauthorised autobiography
25/09/2011 - International media

Julian Assange - the unauthorised autobiography

Nick Davis, spokesperson for Canongate Books and editor of the new unauthorised autobiography of Julian Assange, explains what he found out about the WikiLeaks founder.

World Literacy Day aims for school for all
08/09/2011 - World news explained

World Literacy Day aims for school for all

Today is World Literacy Day, an occasion to underline the challenge set by the United Nations of primary education for all by 2015.

French book trade tackles sales slump
09/08/2011 - On-the-spot France

French book trade tackles sales slump

France has one of the world’s most elaborate literary and intellectual publishing industries. But book sales have sharply declined this year.

A community hero from Nigeria
31/07/2011 - The Sound Kitchen

A community hero from Nigeria

Today you’ll hear about John James Bassey’s Community Hero.

Who are your community heroes?
30/07/2011 - The Sound Kitchen

Who are your community heroes?

Who is your community hero? Click on the “Listen” button for a little taste of tomorrow’s listener essay, from John James Bassey.

08/06/2011 - France - Spain

Author Jorge Semprun dies in Paris, aged 87

French and Spanish politicians and cultural figures on Wednesday paid tribute to Jorge Semprun, the Spanish writer and former culture minister who died overnight in Paris at the ago of 87.

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