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Le Figaro publishes two cultural articles: one on the publication in French of the unpublished novel by J.R.R. Tolkien, 'The Story of Kullervo', based on the Finnish Kalevala, and the other on an investigation concerning accusations of use of artificial intelligence in the writing of the novel by the Haitian poet Thélyson Orélien.
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Le Figaro read Tolkien's unpublished novel, which was released in France 80 years after its creation
STORY - At 22, Tolkien rewrote a Finnish tragedy of incest and revenge, the famous Kalevala. Translated for the first time into French by Aurélien Blanchard, The Story of Kullervo reveals the dark inspiration of Middle-earth.
It was that or die, the back-to-school phenomenon novel, was it written with AI?
INVESTIGATION - Haitian novelist and poet Thélyson Orélien is accused of having co-written his novel with AI. Le Figaro scrutinized the text and interviewed several experts.

The Académie Goncourt removed Thélyson Orélien's novel 'It Was That or Dying' from its first selection after concluding that it was largely produced by an AI, adding this to very substantiated accusations of plagiarism. The book, however, remains in the running for the Renaudot, Femina and Médicis prizes.

The actor and director Arnaud Denis died at the age of 43 by euthanasia in Belgium after a progressive decline in his health following the installation of an anti-hernia implant. He was known for his productions of plays such as Les Liaisons Dangereuses and Les Femmes savantes, which earned him the Brigadier Prize.

Editions du Boréal suspended Thursday the promotional tour of the novel It Was That or Die by Canadian-Haitian writer Thélyson Orélien, accused of having used artificial intelligence to write his book and of having plagiarized old texts in Canada. The Estrie Book Fair also excluded the author from its programming. The publisher claims to be working with the author to establish the authenticity of the work, while the writer denounces a desire to silence him.

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced that the Met Opera will distribute approximately 70,000 free tickets per season via a lottery to make opera accessible to all residents, regardless of income.

On September 25 at the Stade de France, Natasha St-Pier and Grégory Turpin will perform “Pour que le monde a la vie” for the visit of Pope Leo XIV, before performing in Lourdes on September 27.

Chloé Réveillon, a 31-year-old French dancer who has been performing at the Amsterdam National Ballet for five years, describes her daily routine, her attachment to the French ballet vocabulary inherited from Louis XIV, her adaptation to Dutch life and her dream of becoming a principal dancer, while preparing around a hundred upcoming shows.