French-Lebanese writer Amin Maalouf, member of the Academie Francaise (French Academy, part of the Institut de France) poses in 2012 (Photo by FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP) "The Immortals" have spoken: the ...

His lauded fiction satirized abuses of power in the continent, but as a high official for the Republic of Congo, he benefited from a much-criticized government. By Adam Nossiter When a French ...

They made international headlines with their pronouncement that Covid-19 is feminine and are frequently at the centre of language arguments - but just who are the 'guardians' of the French language?

The French may be notoriously touchy about their language, but it seems even the watchdogs of the august Académie Française – whose members, known as "immortals", have had the last word in matters of ...

Paris (AFP) – "The Immortals" have spoken: the 388-year-old Academie Francaise, custodian and promoter of the French language, has a new leader in the form of author Amin Maalouf. The French-Lebanese ...

Michael Edwards has become the first British-born person ever elected to the Académie Française (French Academy), the prestigious body entrusted with protecting and maintaining the purity of the ...

France’s national linguistic watchdog, the Académie Française, has banned the official usage of a number of phrases borrowed from English to describe the world of gaming. Instead of “esports,” ...

A poet, critic and literature professor from Barnes in southwest London has become the first British-born writer to be elected to the elite Académie française, France's highest learned body charged ...

Clad in their signature black coats with bright green and gold embroidered lapels, members of the Académie française formally welcomed Sir Michael Edwards into the fold during a solemn ceremony at the ...