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'Pardon My French' bookshelf launching on June 19

Thiruvananthapuram, June 18 (UNI) 'Pardon My French' bookshelf will be launched with a literary conversation between Lok Sabha member Dr Shashi Tharoor and Dr Thierry Mathou, Ambassador of France to India, here on June 19.
The Pardon My French programme is organised by the DC Bookstore, in partnership with The French Institute in India, with a view to bringing French literature to bookstores across the nation, in dedicated corners with a list curated for local readers, in partnership with independent bookstores.
The programme aims to ensure that the Indian bibliophile has as much access to French titles as their international counterparts.
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