The conference held at the University of Kent at Paris on the work of prolific French author Marie Nimier, organised by Dr Ana de Medeiros from the Department of French, has gained prominent French press coverage.
The weekly paper Le Nouvel Observateur, based in Paris, featured the conference, entitled ‘Marie Nimier: Absence and Loss’, which discussed the themes of gender, sexuality, absence and loss in the French author Nimier’s work. The conference blog page can be found here: http://blogs.kent.ac.uk/nimier-conference/
Le Nouvel Observateur’s circulation is over half a million; it is the most prominent general news magazine in the county, having been established in 1964. Marie Nimier has published over 20 books, winning the prix Médicis for La Reine du silence (2004).
The article is online and can be found here:
http://bibliobs.nouvelobs.com/agenda/20140627.OBS2027/7-8-juillet-2014-colloque-sur-marie-nimier-75006.html