Historiettes, Contes et FabliauxHistoriettes, Contes et Fabliaux (English: Stories, Tales and Fables) are a set of short tales written by the Marquis de Sade while imprisoned in the Bastille. The dates of the tales range from 1787 to 1788. They were published in a collected edition for the first time in 1926 together with Dialogue Between a Priest and a Dying Man (written in 1782). Despite it having been written after de Sade's Les 120 journées de Sodome ou l'école du libertinage and Justine, the collection features little of the graphic display, elaborate torture and overall sadism that typically characterize de Sade's writing.
4e régiment étrangerLe étranger, ou RE, est le régiment de formation de la Légion étrangère dans l'Armée de terre française. Il est stationné à Castelnaudary depuis 1976, après avoir été initialement basé à Corte (Corse). Il n'est pas projetable en opération. C'est dans cette unité que sont formés les engagés volontaires, au cours d'un cycle de dix-sept semaines au sein de l'une des CEV (compagnies d'engagés volontaires). Il s'agit notamment pour ces étrangers d'apprendre le français par le biais de la méthode « Képi blanc » autrefois et « Mauger » aujourd'hui.
South African Library WeekThe national celebration of South Africa Library Week (SALW) is one of the key milestones of the Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA). LIASA was formed in 1997 in response to the need to unify a historically divided library profession that was also affected by the former apartheid policies of South Africa. From 2003 LIASA spearheaded a campaign to ensure that a national library week was observed by the entire library and information services (LIS) sector as an opportunity to raise the profile of libraries in South Africa especially amongst previously disadvantaged communities.
Robert J. C. YoungRobert J. C. Young FBA (born 1950) is a British postcolonial theorist, cultural critic, and historian. Young was educated at Repton School and Exeter College, Oxford, where he read for a B.A. and D.Phil., taught at the University of Southampton, and then returned to Oxford University where he was Professor of English and Critical Theory and a fellow of Wadham College. In 2005, he moved to New York University where he is Julius Silver Professor of English and Comparative Literature.
(Si Si) Je Suis un Rock Star"(Si Si) Je Suis un Rock Star" () is a song by Bill Wyman of the Rolling Stones, released in 1981 as the lead single from his eponymous third solo studio album, through A&M Records. While most of the song is in English, the chorus is in Franglais: "Je suis un rock star / Je avais un residence / Je habiter là / à la south of France / Voulez-vous / partir with me? / And come and rester là / with me in France." Wyman originally wrote the song for Ian Dury.
Alexander von HumboldtAlexander von Humboldt, parfois aussi nommé Alexandre de Humboldt ou Friedrich Karl Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander, baron von Humboldt, est un naturaliste, géographe et explorateur allemand né le à Berlin et mort le dans cette même ville. Il était membre associé de l’Académie des sciences française et président de la Société de géographie de Paris. Par la qualité des relevés topographiques et des prélèvements de faune et de flore effectués lors de ses expéditions, il a fondé les bases des explorations scientifiques.
Political history of FranceThe political history of France covers the history of political movements and systems of government in the nation of France, from the earliest stages of the history of France until the present day. This political history might be considered to start with the formation of the Kingdom of France, and continue until the present day. Political history is the narrative and survey of political events, ideas, movements, organs of government, voters, parties and leaders.
