The Académie Française, also known as the French Academy, is the principal French council for matters pertaining to the French language. The Académie was officially established in 1635 by Cardinal ...

Florian Zeller, a world-acclaimed playwright who made his directorial debut with the Oscar-winning film “The Father” starring Anthony Hopkins, has joined the Académie Française, a prestigious French ...

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 ...

The Académie française, custodian of the French language, recently called out French officialdom for its overuse of “franglais”, warning it could endanger the language's very existence. This might ...