https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed It is nothing short of an existential crisis, as crippling as the ones that had Left Bank intellectuals like Albert Camus or Jean-Paul Sartre staring gloomily into their coffee. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160321/french-writers-have-never-earned-less-study Mon, 21 Mar 2016 16:36:26 +0100 french-writers-have-never-earned-less-study Paris has been known as a haven for international artists and writers for more than a century. But anyone dreaming of emulating Joyce, Hemingway or Picasso should study this list of tips first, from artists working in Paris right now. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130429/how-to-survive-and-thrive-as-an-artist-in-paris Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:45:00 +0200 how-to-survive-and-thrive-as-an-artist-in-paris One inspirational Frenchman dominated the headlines this week when his wife announced his death at the age of 95. Stéphane Hessel, the former French Resistance fighter who inspired a global movement is The Local's French Face of the Week. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130301/life-is-behind-us-for-me-it-was-beautiful Fri, 01 Mar 2013 21:29:00 +0100 life-is-behind-us-for-me-it-was-beautiful The writer and diplomat Stéphane Hessel has died aged 95, his wife announced on Wednesday. The former fighter with the French Resistance, whose book 'Indignez-Vous!' inspired the global Occupy movement died overnight on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130227/writer-and-resistance-fighter-hessel-dies-aged-95 Wed, 27 Feb 2013 11:05:00 +0100 writer-and-resistance-fighter-hessel-dies-aged-95