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Antipodean prose poetry is coming into its own

Prose poetry had a slow start in Australia. Long after 19th-century French poets, such as Aloysius Bertrand, Charles Baudelaire and Arthur Rimbaud, wrote groundbreaking works of prose poetry, including Gaspard de la nuit (1842), Le Spleen de Paris (1869) and Illuminations (1886), Australian poets remained suspicious of the form.

The Conversation

Stephanie LaCava Has a Thing for Cinematic Books

We asked the 'Nymph' author to tell us about the titles that she thinks unfold like a movie, or tell her favorite Hollywood tales.

Marie Claire

Who is Gérard Depardieu? The rise and fall of disgraced French actor convicted of sexual assault

More than 20 women have publicly accused the 76-year-old of sexual misconduct in the past, but this is the first time a case has gone to trial

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Deborah Levy: ‘A writer’s career is choppy – I was 50 when I found success’

Her ‘living autobiographies’ and novels have earned her legions of fans, but that success was hard won. Deborah Levy talks about stamina, boldness, and finding delight in the details

The Guardian - UK

From Kensuke’s Kingdom to Justin Timberlake: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

Michael Morpurgo’s children’s adventure gets animated, while the pop R&B megastar rolls into the UK on his summer tour

The Guardian - UK

Marguerite Duras called The Lover 'a load of shit', but her novel about her affair as a 15-year-old stuns with its emotional force

This is part of an occasional series, making the case for or against controversial books.

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"Saint Omer" and dark maternity taboos

Director Alice Diop's acclaimed film about a woman on trial for killing her child is France's Oscar entry

Salon

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On my radar: Meg Mason’s cultural highlights

The writer on motherhood and Marguerite Duras, the euphoria of Florence + the Machine and a brilliant Le Carré redux

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