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<France 24 #012> Many writers facing death threats like Salman Rushdie - le 18 août 2022

   Today's article is about the facing threaths for many writers in the world after the attack of Salman Rushdie from France 24 dated August 18, 2022.

 

French Original

À l'instar de Salman Rushdie, ces écrivains menacés de mort dans le monde

 

L'attaque perpétrée vendredi 12 août contre Salman Rushdie, dans l'État de New York, jette une lumière crue sur le sort de nombreux écrivains menacés de mort, qui vivent chaque instant la peur chevillée au corps.

 

English Translation (powered by Google)

Like Salman Rushdie, these writers facing death threats around the world

 

The attack perpetrated on Friday August 12 against Salman Rushdie, in the State of New York, sheds harsh light on the fate of many writers threatened with death, who live every moment with fear pegged to their bodies.

 

Words & Phrases

<A>

attaque: attack

<C>

chaque: every

chevillée: pegged

corps: body

crue > croître: grow

<E>

écrivain: writer

<I>

instar > à l'instar de: like

<J>

jette > jeter: throw

<L>

lumière: light

<M>

menacé: threatning

<N>

nombreux: many, numerous

<P>

perpétrée > perpétrer: perpetrate

peur: fear

<S>

sort: fate

<V>

vendredi: Friday

vivent > vivre: live