Internationally celebrated French author Marie Darrieussecq’s recent novel in English, Men, revisits the story of Solange, who first made an appearance as a provincial teenager in Marie’s earlier novel, All the Way. Men sees our heroine, now in her 30s, ready to love no matter what the cost, and hoping to be loved back. It’s a droll book about passion, movie making, otherness and race. Marie also discusses her journalism and working for Charlie Hebdo, who she helped recruit new writers after the tragedy in 2015. Marie speaks with Suzanne Leal.