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The term francophonie was invented by Onésime Reclus in 1880: "We also put aside four large countries, Senegal, Gabon, Cochinchina and Cambodia, whose future from a "Francophone" point of view is still very doubtful, except perhaps for Senegal" (in French « Nous mettons aussi de côté quatre grands pays, le Sénégal, le Gabon, la Cochinchine, le Cambodge dont l’avenir au point de vue ...
1962: Le Sud, Prix Femina; 1976: Le Fou d'Amérique; 1987: Les Matins du Nouveau Monde; 1990: La Pierre et la Saguaro, Prix de la langue française; 1992: L'Attrapeur d'ombres, Prix Colette; 1994: Immobile dans le courant du fleuve , Prix Médicis; 1997: Le Monde après la pluie; 2000: Santa Fé. The theme is that of lost youth.
The Prix de la langue française is chronologically the first grand prix of the literary season in France.. Established in 1986 by the city of Brive-la-Gaillarde in the department of Corrèze, this prize rewards the work of a personality of the literary, artistic or scientific world, which has contributed significantly, through the style of his/her works or his/her action to illustrate the ...
Trésor de la langue française au Québec logo. The Trésor de la langue française au Québec ( Treasury of the French language in Quebec , TLFQ) is a project created in the 1970s with the primary objective of establishing a scientific infrastructure for research into the history of Quebec French and, also, its current usage. [ 1 ]
The Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF; sometimes shortened to La Francophonie, French: La Francophonie [la fʁɑ̃kɔfɔni], [4] [note 3] sometimes also called International Organisation of La Francophonie in English [5]) is an international organization representing where there is a notable affiliation with French language and culture.
Created in Paris on 21 July 1883 under the name Alliance française pour la propagation de la langue nationale dans les colonies et à l'étranger (French alliance for the propagation of the national language in the colonies and abroad), known now simply as L'Alliance française, its primary goal is teaching French as a second language.
The Conseil international de la langue française (International Council for the French Language) is an association formed in 1968 in Paris whose mission is to enrich the French language and to encourage its influence. Its work involves producing linguistic tools for French-speaking countries and to support relations with other language.
The Académie Française [a] (French pronunciation: [akademi fʁɑ̃sɛːz]), also known as the French Academy, is the principal French council for matters pertaining to the French language.