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July 29, 2020

REVIEW: A Humane Memoir by a Victim of the Charlie Hebdo Terrorist Attack

July 29, 2020/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: A Humane Memoir by a Victim of the Charlie Hebdo Terrorist Attack

The Author, Who Lost His Jaw in the Attack, Wrestles with Its Enduring Meaning

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July 29, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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France, Terrorism, Charlie Hebdo
August 12, 2019

5 HOT BOOKS: How to Be Antiracist, Barely Surviving in New Orleans, and More

August 12, 2019/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: How to Be Antiracist, Barely Surviving in New Orleans, and More

And a Cluster of Villages in France that Give Refugees a Warm Welcome

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August 12, 2019/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Racism, New Orleans, France, Refugees
June 14, 2019

Q&A: A Talk with Syed Afzai Haider about His Lumnious Novel of India, France, and Beyond

June 14, 2019/ Adam Cohen
Q&A: A Talk with Syed Afzai Haider about His Lumnious Novel of India, France, and Beyond

Desire is different than love, but like love it does take hold of you.

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June 14, 2019/ Adam Cohen/ 1 Comment
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India, France, Novel
November 17, 2017

REVIEW: 'How to Behave in a Crowd,' a Too-Clever Novel of Family Life

November 17, 2017/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: 'How to Behave in a Crowd,' a Too-Clever Novel of Family Life

Poor Dory, Surrounded by Five Very Brilliant -- and Off-Putting -- Older Siblings

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November 17, 2017/ Adam Cohen/ 1 Comment
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France, Families, Young People
July 15, 2016

Q&A: Jonathan Levi Talks About 'Septimania,' His Ambitious New Novel of History and Ideas

July 15, 2016/ Adam Cohen
Q&A: Jonathan Levi Talks About 'Septimania,' His Ambitious New Novel of History and Ideas

A Heady Story that Moves Between 8th Century France and the 1970s

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July 15, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Jonathan Levi, France, History, The 1970s
September 02, 2015

REVIEW — A Family That Resisted the Nazis…and Paid For It

September 02, 2015/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW — A Family That Resisted the Nazis…and Paid For It

by Amy E. Schwartz

Darkness lurking around the edges of heroism is the underlying and faintly troubling theme

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September 02, 2015/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Amy Schwartz, History, Holocaust, France, World War II
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