Collection: Language Learning Fiction

The Paris of Patrick Modiano is an inner city, both precise and vague. The eras overlap, from the night of the Occupation to the shadows of the 1960s and the end of the Algerian war.

A collection of short readers enriched by colour illustrations, notes on vocabulary and interspersed with a variety of comprehension activities and exercises. The accompanying audio material offers a reading of the entire story as well as some listening exercises, as detailed in the books. With d...

Photographer Philippe Saharoff aims to go beyond the usual clichés on this city, and focus on its river, the Seine. Through atmosphere variations and by capturing the magical moments of twilight and daybreak, he offers unseen shots with exceptional lighting. His compositions vary according to the...

Minni, a young girl from Asia, travels to Italy and encounters a series of amusing misunderstandings because she is unfamiliar with the Italian language and its idiomatic expressions. Through her experiences, readers learn about Italian language and culture in an entertaining way.

"Une semaine de vacances dans une pourvoirie, voilà le merveilleux prétexte choisi par Michel Rabagliati pour élargir son univers et présenter de nouveaux personnages. Lamitié, lamour et la vie constituent le cœur du récit. De plus, Paul et Lucie rêvent de devenir parents Avec Paul à la pêche, so...

Paul has just turned 18, has left school and works at the local printing press. When he was asked to become an activity leader for two months in a children's holiday centre, he jumped at the chance. The center in question is isolated in the forest and welcomes children from very disadvantaged bac...

Summer of 1976. Paul is 16 and dreams of a Kawasaki KE100 motorcycle to escape everyday life. His new friend Ti-Marc helps Paul get through the difficult days of adolescence. Hitchhiking adventures, evenings with friends and new experiences await, all against the backdrop of the Olympic Games, Pe...

Il semblait que la colonisation n'avait été rien d'autre qu'un malentendu, une erreur dont les Français à présent se repentaient et que les Marocains faisaient semblant d'oublier. Maroc, 1968 : tandis que Mathilde s'occupait du foyer, Amine est parvenu à faire de son domaine aride une entreprise ...

"En 1944, Mathilde tombe amoureuse d'Amine, un Marocain venu combattre dans l'armée française. Rêvant de quitter son Alsace natale, la jeune femme s'installe avec lui à Meknès pour y fonder une famille. Mais les désillusions s'accumulent : le manque d'argent, le racisme et les humiliations fragil...

A richly illustrated exploration of how late‑19th‑ and early‑20th‑century painters—Cézanne, Manet, Signac, Matisse, Derain, Picasso and others—were transformed by the Mediterranean’s light, colours, and landscapes. Their stays along the coast inspired new palettes, bold experiments, and a modern ...