French authors routinely appear in the English-speaking world’s lists of the best novels ever – Voltaire, Flaubert, and Proust… sometimes Dumas and Hugo too. But when it comes to post-war literature, it’s a different story. Even voracious readers often struggle to name a single French author they have enjoyed.
An interesting look at why French contemporary literature, despite how much of it there is, doesn’t do very well in foreign markets.
Read the full article at BBC News.
French and the city 