{
  "id": 19334737,
  "title": "At Festival America, France’s America-Themed Literary Festival",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/at-festival-america-frances-america-themed-literary-festival",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-10T13:00:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Paris Review",
    "slug": "the-paris-review",
    "url": "https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2026/11/10/festival-america-literary-festival-france/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In France's America-Themed Literary Festival, various iconic images were featured in a trailer showcasing the United States' history, including Native American men riding horses, George Washington, the site of Wounded Knee Massacre, suffragists, Normandy invasion, mushroom cloud, and rocket launch. The festival, held every two years, invited an all-American lineup of authors in 2026 to celebrate the country's semiquincentennial. Among the invited writers was Jake, whose debut novel, Slime Line, gained popularity in France. Jake's French publicist invited him to speak at a French magazine as the \"new voice of America.\" The author's work resonated with French readers, who saw a connection between American literature and shared values.",
  "summary": "“He reads Maurice Blanchot, and he’s got thirteen guns.”",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}