Philosopher and Writer - Pascal Bruckner
Is France living through an age of decline?
The Interview · BBC World Service
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Show Notes
Stephen Sackur speaks to the writer and public intellectual Pascal Bruckner and asks, is something rotten in the Republic of France? As the country prepares to elect a new president, polls suggest record levels of apathy and disillusion amongst French voters. A spate of terror attacks has sown insecurity and sparked a heated debate about immigration, Islam and France's identity. Is France living through an age of decline?
Photo: Pascal Bruckner in the Hardtalk studio)