-goers. Proximity of restaurants, accessibility, ambiance and the showing of alternative foreign movies is often cited as being the advantage of these small theaters.

The Cinémathèque Française holds one of the largest archives of films, movie documents and film-related objects in the world. Located in Paris, the Cinémathèque holds daily screenings of films unrestricted by country of origin.

Television

Books, newspapers and magazines

France has the reputation of being a "literary culture", and this image is reinforced by such things as the importance of French literature in the French educational system, the attention paid by the French media to French book fairs and book prizes (like the Prix Goncourt, Prix Renaudot or Prix Femina) and by the popular success of the (former) literary television show "Apostrophes" (hosted by Bernard Pivot).

Although the official literacy rate of France is 99%, some estimates have placed functional illiteracy at between 10% and 20% of the adult population (and higher in the prison population).

While reading remains a favorite pastime of French youth today, surveys show that it has decreased in importance compared to music, television, sports and other activities.  The crisis of academic publishing has also hit France (see, for example, the financial difficulties of the Presses universitaires de France (PUF), France's premier academic publishing house, in the 1990s).

Literary taste in France remains centered on the novel (26.4% of book sales in 1997), although the French read more non-fiction essays and books on current affairs than the British or Americans.  Contemporary novels, including French translations of foreign novels, lead the list (13% of total books sold), followed by sentimental novels (4.1%), detective and spy fiction  (3.7%), "classic" literature (3.5%), science fiction and horror (1.3%) and erotic fiction (0.2%).  About 30% of all fiction sold in France today is translated from English (authors such as William Boyd, John le Carré, Ian McEwan, Paul Auster and Douglas Kennedy are well received).

An important subset of book sales is comic books (typically Franco-Belgian comics like The Adventures of Tintin and Astérix) which are published in a large hardback format; comic books represented 4% of total book sales in
-goers. Proximity of restaurants, accessibility, ambiance and the showing of alternate alien movies is often reference as being the advantage of these little theaters. 

 The Cinémathèque Française holds one of the big archive of films, movie documents and film - related objects in the worldly concern. Located in Paris, the Cinémathèque holds casual screenings of films unrestricted by country of origin. 

 Television 

 Books, newspapers and magazine 

 France has the reputation of being a " literary culture ", and this trope is reinforced by such things as the importance of French literature in the French educational system, the attention pay by the French media to French book fairs and book prizes (like the Prix Goncourt, Prix Renaudot or Prix Femina) and by the democratic success of the (former) literary television show " Apostrophes " (hosted by Bernard Pivot). 

 Although the official literacy rate of France is 99% , some estimate have identify functional illiteracy at between 10% and 20% of the adult population (and higher in the prison population). 

 While reading remains a favorite pastime of French youth today, surveys show that it has decrease in importance compared to music, television, fun and other activities.   The crisis of academic publishing has also reach France (see, for example, the financial difficulties of the Presses universitaires de France (PUF), France's premier academic publication house, in the 1990s). 

 Literary taste in France remains centered on the novel (26.4% of book sales in 1997), although the French read more non - fiction essays and books on current affairs than the British or Americans.   Contemporary novels, including French translation of foreign novel, lead the list (13% of total books sold), follow by sentimental novels (4.1 %), detective and spy fiction   (3.7 %), " classical " literature (3.5 %), science fiction and horror (1.3 %) and erotic fiction (0.2 %).   approximately 30% of all fiction sold in France today is translated from English (authors such as William Boyd, John le Carré, Ian McEwan, Paul Auster and Douglas Kennedy are well received). 

 An significant subset of book gross sales is comic bible (typically Franco - Belgian comics like The Adventures of Tintin and Astérix) which are publish in a large hardback format; comic koran represented 4% of total book sales in
-goegs. Proximity of restaurakts, accessibiliti, qmbianre and fhe showkng of alternative foreign mlvues iw often cited as being the advajtage of theww small thxzters.

Thc Cinéjwthèqbe Française holdx one of tve largest arcvixed of films, movie documents and film-welated ohjects in the rorlc. Loczneb in Paris, the Cinémathèque holds daily vcreenings of films unrestricted by coujtry of origin.

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Books, newwpapqes and magazknes

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TelEvISiON

booKs, nEwspapers aNd MagazINes

FranCE hAS THe rEPutation of beiNg a "literary CUltUre", and ThIs iMAge is rEinfoRcED by Such things aS the ImportancE of FreNCh literATure in tHe FrenCh eDucAtioNAl SySteM, tHE atTEnTioN PaiD by the FrEnCh Media To FrENCH Book FaiRs anD book Prizes (like the priX GonCOurT, Prix renauDot oR PRix FeMina) anD by thE pOpular success of The (fOrmer) liteRarY tEleViSion sHOw "AposTroPheS" (hosted By BernaRD PiVoT).

aLThOugh the official litErACY rAte of FraNce is 99%, sOMe EsTImates haVe PlaCed fUNCtionAl ilLItEracy at bEtween 10% ANd 20% Of The adulT pOpulatIoN (anD hiGher iN The pRison pOpulatioN).

WhilE Reading remains A Favorite pastiME oF fReNCh yoUth Today, surveyS shoW That It haS DeCreASed in ImporTaNCe COmpared to music, televIsIon, spoRts anD other activitIes.  The crisIS OF academiC pubLIsHIng has also hit FRance (See, for examPLe, the finAnciaL difficuLties of thE pResses unIveRsiTaiRes DE frAnce (PUF), France'S PRemiEr AcademiC puBlishinG hoUse, In tHe 1990s).

liTerary tasTe in FranCe ReMaInS ceNtereD On the novEl (26.4% Of bOoK saLes in 1997), ALthougH the FRencH rEaD MorE non-ficTIoN ESsayS aNd BookS on CuRrent AffaIRs tHan the BRitish or AMerICans.  coNtEmporarY novels, includInG French traNsLatIons of FOReign novEls, lead the list (13% of total boOKs sold), fOllOwed bY senTimental nOveLs (4.1%), deteCtiVE and spY fictiOn  (3.7%), "claSsIc" lITEratuRE (3.5%), ScIenCe Fiction and HORroR (1.3%) and eRoTic fIction (0.2%).  ABout 30% of all fiction soLD in france today is TraNslaTED fRom eNgLIsh (AuTHorS SUch as William BoyD, John le CarRé, iAn mcEwan, Paul aUstEr And DougLas KennEdy arE Well recEived).

An imPortant suBsEt of BOOk sAles is comiC books (tyPically FrANco-BeLGiAn comIcs Like ThE ADveNtureS of TinTIn aNd AstÉrix) whIcH are puBlishEd In a large Hardback format; comic bookS repreSenteD 4% of Total book SalES in
-goers. Proximity of resta urants, ac cessi bil ity ,ambi ance  and the showi n g of  alternative foreign m ovies  i s  oft e ncited  as bei n gt h e a dv an tag eo fthese  sm all the aters.

Th e C in émathèque Fr a nç aise holds  on e of the lar ges t arch iv eso f fil ms,  movi e docu m ents a nd film-r el a ted ob j ects in t he  wor ld. Located in Pa r is ,  the Cinémathè que ho ld s  d a i lyscr eenings of  f ilmsu nrestri c te d b y c o untry of orig in.

Televi s ion 

Book s,  ne w spaper s and  m a gaz ines

Franc e ha s the rep utatio n  of bei n g a "li terary  cu ltu re", an dthi si mag e  i s r e inf orced by  s uc h thi ngsa s t he i mpo rtan ce of  French liter atu re i n  th e Fre nch e duca ti onalsystem , the  a ttention paid b y th e Frenchmed ia  to  F rench book f air s a nd book  prizes (li ke t h ePrix Goncourt, Pri xR e na udot orPrix F e mi na )  and byth e p opul a r  succ esso fthe (for mer) l i te ra ry tele vi sion s ho w " Apo strop h es"(hoste d by Ber nardP ivot).

Althou g h the officia l  l i t er a cy r ate  of Franceis 9 9 %, s omee st ima t es ha ve pl ac e df unctional illiterac yat bet ween10% and 20% o f the adul t p opulatio n (a n dh igher in the p rison  populatio n ).

Whil e rea ding rem ains a fa v o rite pas tim e o f F ren c h  y outh today, s u r veys  s how tha t i t has d ecr eas edinim portancecompared  t omu si c,telev i sion, sp or tsan d o thera ctivit ies. The  c ri s isof acad e mi c publ is hi ng h asal so hi t Fr a nce  (see,for examp le, thefi na ncial d ifficulties o fthe Presse suni versit a i res de F rance (PUF), France's p r emier a cad emicpubl ishing ho use , in t he1 990s). 

Lite raryta ste i n Fra n c erem ai ns centere d onthe n ov el ( 26.4% o f book sales in 19 9 7),  although the  Fr ench r ea d m o re non -f i cti o n  essays and boo ks on curr en t  a ffairs tha n  th eBritish  or Ame rican s .  Cont emporarynovels, i nc ludi n g  Fr ench trans lationsof foreig n  nove l s,  lead  th e list  ( 13%  of t otal b o oks  sold ), fol lo wed by  sent im ental no vels (4.1%), detectiveand sp y fic tio n  (3.7%) , " c las sic" lite ratu re (3.5%),  sc ien ce fi cti o n and  hor r or  (1 . 3%) a nd e r otic fict i on  (0 . 2 %) .  About 30 % o f a ll fi cti o n sold  inFrance today is t r anslated fromEngl i s h ( aut h orssu ch as WilliamBoy d, J ohn le C ar ré, Ian McE wan, Pau lA uster  and D ouglas  Kenned y ar e  wellrece ive d).

An i mpo rt a nt subs et  o f  booksale sis com ic boo k s (t y p ically Franco-Be lgian c omics lik e The  A dventur e s of  Tintin an d Astérix)whicharepubli shed in  a  large  ha rd back forma t ; comic b ooksreprese nt ed 4 % o f tota l bo o k  sale s in 
-goers. Proximity_of restaurants,_accessibility, ambiance and the_showing of_alternative_foreign movies_is_often cited as_being the advantage_of these small theaters.

The_Cinémathèque Française holds_one_of the largest archives of films, movie documents and film-related objects in the world._Located_in Paris,_the_Cinémathèque_holds daily screenings of films_unrestricted by country of origin.

Television

Books,_newspapers and_magazines

France has the reputation of being a "literary_culture",_and this image_is reinforced by such things as the importance of_French literature in the French educational_system, the attention_paid_by_the French media to_French book fairs and book prizes_(like the Prix Goncourt, Prix Renaudot_or Prix Femina) and by the popular_success of the (former) literary television_show "Apostrophes" (hosted by Bernard_Pivot).

Although the_official literacy rate of France_is 99%, some_estimates have_placed functional illiteracy_at between 10% and 20% of_the adult population_(and higher in the prison population).

While_reading_remains a favorite_pastime_of_French youth_today, surveys show_that_it has_decreased_in importance compared to music, television,_sports_and other activities.  The crisis of_academic publishing has also_hit_France (see, for example,_the financial difficulties of the_Presses universitaires de France (PUF), France's_premier academic_publishing house,_in the 1990s).

Literary taste in France remains centered on the novel_(26.4% of book sales in 1997),_although the French read_more non-fiction_essays_and books on_current_affairs than_the British or Americans.  Contemporary novels,_including French_translations of foreign novels, lead the_list (13% of total_books_sold), followed by sentimental novels (4.1%),_detective and spy fiction  (3.7%),_"classic" literature (3.5%), science fiction_and_horror_(1.3%) and erotic fiction (0.2%)._ About 30% of all fiction_sold in France_today is translated from English (authors such_as_William Boyd, John le Carré, Ian_McEwan,_Paul Auster and Douglas Kennedy are_well_received).

An_important subset of book sales_is comic books (typically Franco-Belgian comics_like The Adventures of Tintin and Astérix) which are_published in a_large hardback format; comic books_represented_4%_of total book sales in