English, with about a third of its words rooted in French, is a prime example of how language transforms based on society.

Laurent Binet’s Renaissance epistolary novel blends the postmodern playfulness of Umberto Eco with the vigour of Dashiell ...

With an encyclopedic memory, Nigel Richards conquered the game in English before moving on to French and Spanish. Just don’t ...

Assad's henchmen,' writes the former hostage of the Islamic State organization, just days before the trial of five of his ...

There is growing public support for marine protection across Europe as 73 per cent of people support a ban on bottom trawling ...

Being honoured by the Royal Family is arguably one of the greatest things a person could receive, but there are several ...

A special mailbox for children to flag abuses has been set up at a Paris primary school, a first in the French capital as ...

After the events of Jan. 1, we all agree we need to protect our beloved New Orleans French Quarter, the crown jewel of our 300-plus-year-old unique city, at all costs. Other than the installation ...

These letters are often exuberant ... one of whom is undoubtedly hailed as being among the greatest contemporary French novelists, recognised as such by the Michel Déon prize for nonfiction ...

The 1920s saw incredible transformation in typography and graphics more broadly. It was, in fact, the decade when the term ...

The Birgit Ensemble company is renowned for its in-depth exploration of contemporary European history. Today, they return to the Théâtre de la Tempête in Paris with their play Les Suppliques, about ...

Moroccan novelist Abdellah Taïa’s new book, translated from French to English by Emma Ramadan, ‘Living in Your Light’, goes ...