French Literature Reviews - 2026

Vian, Cohen, Molière. Folio Biographies, February 2007
Writers: Biography, Letters and Memoirs

Claire Julliard
BORIS VIAN
FOLIO BIOGRAPHIES 384 pages, 16 ill. - €6.60 “In life, the essential thing is to form a priori judgments about everything. Indeed, it turns out that the masses are wrong, and individuals are always right. There are only two things: love, in all its forms, with pretty girls, and the music of New Orleans or Duke Ellington.” Publication date: February 15, 2007.



Franck Médioni
ALBERT COHEN
FOLIO BIOGRAPHIES 336 pages, 19 ill. - €6.60 “One must have a tender pity for one's fellow man. That, I truly believe. And with perhaps an excessive pride, arrogance even, I wanted—a mere spark between two eternities—I wanted to leave what I believe to be a genuine gift to those who will come after me.” Publication date: February 15, 2007.



Christophe Mory
MOLIÈRE
FOLIO BIOGRAPHIES 400 pages, 17 ill. - €6.60 “Do not waste these precious moments: beauty fades, time slips away, the ice age takes its place... Make the most of the springtime of your best years, lovely youth: make the most of your best years. Give yourselves over to tenderness.” Publication date: February 15, 2007.

Christophe Mory's biography of Molière is awaiting a reviewer for the journal Acta Fabula

Biographical writing holds a significant place in French publishing, often serving as a bridge between specialized scholarship and general readership. The Folio Biographies series presents accessible portraits of major literary and historical figures. These volumes typically combine narrative accounts of an author's life with iconography and selected quotations.

Readers interested in the lives and cultural contexts of Boris Vian, Albert Cohen, and Moliere may find these volumes of interest. Each book provides an overview of its subject through biographical documentation and contextual materials.