Montreal: “The Fat Woman Next Door is Pregnant » by Michel Tremblay, « How to Make Love with a Negro Without Getting Tired » by Dany Laferrière and « Suzanne » by Leonard Cohen

We set off from our hotel on Philipps Square towards McGill University. After an initial exploration of the campus, we climbed the stairs to the viewpoint in front of the Continue Reading →

Val d’Hérens, Valais, Switzerland: “Terror on the Mountain » and « Farinet ou la Fausse Monnaie » by Charles Ferdinand Ramuz and « Lost in the Alps » by Cosey.

Dare I confess to you one of my adolescent dreams? Her name is Evolena and, in Cosey’s comic strip “Lost in the Alps (A la recherche de Peter Pan)”, she’s Continue Reading →

Tokyo: « Norwegian Wood » and « Drive My Car » by Haruki Murakami and « Breast and Eggs » by Mieko Kawakami

After more than ten years, I finally returned to Japan and was able to stay a little longer than on my first visit. I was there again for a conference Continue Reading →

Charlottesville, Virginia: “My Monticello” par Jocelyn Nicole Johnson

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. So Continue Reading →