We at Les Temps Modernes do not want to miss a beat on the times we live in. Photograph: Les Temps ModerneTo carry its distinctive voice far and wide, Les Temps Modernes (named after Charlie Chaplin’s Modern Times) could rely on a diversity of talented writers and philosophers from across the political spectrum. Les Temps Modernes was particularly interested in women, foreign writers, dissidents and original voices of talent. In the following issues, Samuel Beckett, Violette Leduc, Nathalie Sarraute, Boris Vian, Jean Genet and many others found a home at Les Temps Modernes. A laboratory of new ideas and a talent agency rolled into one, Les Temps Modernes was also existentialism’s incubator.

Source: The Guardian May 25, 2019 12:56 UTC