"The land that resonates" is the story of three generations of women, essential elements of an attractive rural atmosphere despite its poverty , which scrape the margins of international turmoil , political instability, foreign intervention, causes of extreme disorganization of their existences. Simone Francilia, Charity, authentic Haitian farmers, cultivating the land, caring for their children, not to mention their men shoulder to honor their dead and their gods. Guarantee of a subsistence economy in decline due to the gradual exodus, they struggle in a climate of economic exploitation, including sexual social. Despite this awkward atmosphere Zette, Erzulie, Lamercie, Altagrâce live bluntly pages heartbreaking love, tender and fierce. These are the true pillars of a valiant people, the wonderful uniqueness of land that resonates far beyond its geographical and financial limitations, since it was the flagship of other postcolonial nations and its epic founders, the emblem of the great thinkers. This is what makes them fascinating characters, spontaneous, wonderful and unforgettable.

« Je marchais vers la mer, vers l’enfant. Il faisait noir. Le long de la voie ferrée, le visage en sang, les mains tendues en avant, crispées. Je râlais aussi, souffle ténu et aigre d’une flûte qu’on étrangle. Je me disais, au bout de ce chemin, de cette voie ferrée, il y a la mer... Je m’y jetterai, je me laverai de tout ce sang qui dégouline sur ma figure et dans mon cou, dans mon dos. Et peut-être qu’il m’attendra sur la plage, avec son petit bonnet passe-montagne et son duffle-coat marine. » Dominique Solamens

Inspired by the pioneering work of Dan Slobin, this volume discusses language learning from a crosslinguistic perspective, integrates language specific factors in narrative skill, covers the major theoretical issues, and explores the relationship between language and cognition.

This book considers the differing emotional investments in Israel of, on the one hand, Jews physically domiciled in Israel and, on the other hand, diasporic Jews living outside Israel for whom the country nonetheless forms a central point of affect. The book's purpose is to trace how these two types of investment are represented by francophone Jewish writers. Israel is at once a problematic geopolitical reality in international politics and a salient topos within Jewish cultural imaginaries that transcend national boundaries. However, it has often been claimed that Israel has aspecial relationship with France, which until 1967 was its greatest ally. Israel has a large francophone community (some 800,000), while France has the largest Jewish community in Europe (some 600,000). But Franco-Israeli relations have undergone radical, largely negative transformations under the Fifth Republic (1958- ). The scope of the book is wide, addressing the following questions. How do francophone Jewish writers represent Israel in their literary works? What responses to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict do they express both in these works and in non-literary discourse (interviews and journalistic articles)? What is the role in those responses of emotion, affect, cognition, and ethics? To answer these questions, the book examines 44 different autobiographies, memoirs and novels published between 1965 and 2012 by 27 different authors, both male and female, covering the full cultural spectrum of Jews: Ashkenazic, Sephardic, and Mizrahi. The approach of the book is interdisciplinary, combining literary analysis with insights from the domains of history, journalism, philosophy, politics, psychoanalysis, and sociology.

L'édition française de "Sexonomics" est disponible à la librairie en ligne Xlibris. Par rapport au prix de la version cartonnée, la version blanche-et-noire est disponible d'un prix plus abordable.