The Rooster’s Egg The Madness of “Pure” French
Content : A contemporary tale about the illusion of “Pure French”, celebrating the richness of diversity.
At the zoo, the arrival of a new resident is always an event. But this morning, the newly arrived rooster is crowing a rather strange tune.
“Cock-a-doodle-doo! I’m here to teach you how to speak properly! I’m a professor of Pure French!” he announces, perched on an old tree stump in the middle of the yard.
“Pure French? What on earth is this new language?”
“Pure French is the only language you’ll speak from now on! A language made entirely of good, home-grown words. A language that has no need for any other languages!”
This contemporary fable about the many origins of our language is Hubert Ben Kemoun’s impassioned response, intended for readers of all ages: “What comes from elsewhere opens up the world and makes it bigger!”
About the author: Hubert Ben Kemoun was born in Algeria in 1958 and now lives in Nantes.He began his career as a playwright and worked for Radio France. Since the 1990s, he has devoted himself mainly to writing novels for young readers.He has written more than 200 books, including Les fins de moi sont difficiles (Flammarion), Par une nuit écarlate (Auzou), Les Flamboyants (Sarbacane) and Soir de rage (Nathan).
