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International audience ; Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul has been either praised to the skies or held up to public obloquy ; he is considered as the greatest writer in the English language, or as a writer whose ideological and political attitudes are sometimes considered dubious—few writers have been as controversial as V. S. Naipaul. The tensions that surround the man and his oeuvre are only echoed by the multiple strands that his writing has been taking over the past fi fty years—multifarious and yet paradoxically more and more centred. V. S. Naipaul not only writes fi ction and non-fi ction, he covers a wide spectrum of the literary practice, writing short stories and novels, essays and travel writing. A few academics among the specialists of V. S. Naipaul's work present us with papers on different aspects and periods of the writer's oeuvre, from 1957 to 2002, as well as the richness and complexity of the writing. They make it easier to understand how generic boundaries are not what matters. The sense of form and creation is simply at work in every text. It is the same furrow that is being ploughed with different tools. The papers were originally presented at the conference "V. S. Naipaul : a World in Tension" (Paul Valéry University, Novembre 2002). ; Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul a été tantôt voué aux gémonies tantôt encensé ; tantôt considéré comme le plus grand écrivain de langue anglaise, tantôt comme un écrivain dont les prises de position politiques et idéologiques sont douteuses — peu d'écrivains ont été aussi controversés. A ces multiples tensions qui entourent l'homme et son oeuvre, le lecteur trouve un écho dans son écriture, constituée au fi l des cinquante dernières années. Le registre de sa pratique littéraire est extrêmement large : nouvelles, romans, essais et récits de voyage. Parmi les spécialistes de l'oeuvre de V. S. Naipaul, quelques universitaires, tout d'abord réunis au cours du colloque « V. S. Naipaul : un monde sous tension » (Université Paul-Valéry, novembre 2002), présentent ...

International audience ; Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul has been either praised to the skies or held up to public obloquy ; he is considered as the greatest writer in the English language, or as a writer whose ideological and political attitudes are sometimes considered dubious—few writers have been as controversial as V. S. Naipaul. The tensions that surround the man and his oeuvre are only echoed by the multiple strands that his writing has been taking over the past fi fty years—multifarious and yet paradoxically more and more centred. V. S. Naipaul not only writes fi ction and non-fi ction, he covers a wide spectrum of the literary practice, writing short stories and novels, essays and travel writing. A few academics among the specialists of V. S. Naipaul's work present us with papers on different aspects and periods of the writer's oeuvre, from 1957 to 2002, as well as the richness and complexity of the writing. They make it easier to understand how generic boundaries are not what matters. The sense of form and creation is simply at work in every text. It is the same furrow that is being ploughed with different tools. The papers were originally presented at the conference "V. S. Naipaul : a World in Tension" (Paul Valéry University, Novembre 2002). ; Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul a été tantôt voué aux gémonies tantôt encensé ; tantôt considéré comme le plus grand écrivain de langue anglaise, tantôt comme un écrivain dont les prises de position politiques et idéologiques sont douteuses — peu d'écrivains ont été aussi controversés. A ces multiples tensions qui entourent l'homme et son oeuvre, le lecteur trouve un écho dans son écriture, constituée au fi l des cinquante dernières années. Le registre de sa pratique littéraire est extrêmement large : nouvelles, romans, essais et récits de voyage. Parmi les spécialistes de l'oeuvre de V. S. Naipaul, quelques universitaires, tout d'abord réunis au cours du colloque « V. S. Naipaul : un monde sous tension » (Université Paul-Valéry, novembre 2002), présentent ici des articles portant sur les différents aspects et périodes de l'oeuvre, en refl étant ainsi la richesse et la complexité. À la lecture de ces articles, il devient plus facile de comprendre à quel point les distinctions de genre ou de forme n'ont que peu d'importance ici, comme s'il s'agissait du même sillon, labouré par différents outils.

In 2019, the second edition of Segou'Art, a contemporary art event taking place in Mali, was combined with the country's popular Festival on the Niger, launched in 2005 by cultural entrepreneur Mamou Daffé. The combined festival, held February 1–9, included concerts, workshops, conferences, exhibitions, and performances, uniting people and art forms and working beyond barriers. For two full weekends the event hosted numerous concerts by renowned stars such as Vieux Farka Touré, Sékouba Bambino, Abdoulaye Diabaté, Amadou and Mariam, Fousco and Djènèba, Master Soumy, Tab B., Calibre 27, King KJ, and Kader Tarhanine. The art program was composed of an In at the Foundation and nineteen Offs held throughout the city, showcasing, among others, the work of Abdoulaye Konaté, Barthélémy Toguo, Cheick Diallo, Philippe Dodard, Siriki Ky, and Amehiguéré Dolo, as well as sixteen young artists who were selected from the continent and given the opportunity to attend workshops by leading artists. Galleries and collectives were present as well. This article discusses this amazing event that, through musical and artistic works, promotes peace and stability in a country that has been facing intense political difficulties, fully illustrating this year's theme of Ségou Yelen (Light). The project demonstrates that culture is the best way to bring about hope, unite people beyond their differences, dissuade youth from migrating, elevate the public's spirit, and promote the Malian concept of Maaya—a lifestyle, an attitude, and a way of being based on humanism, civility, and respect of others.