Five decades ago, an award-winning Malian author disappeared from public life after being accused of plagiarism. Now, his ambiguous novel is being released, and evaluated, in new light.
The Cosquer Cave in Marseille, France lies deep under the sea where many prehistoric rock art paintings and rock art engravings are preserved. The discovery of the Cosquer Cave is an important rock art find in an area of France where no Palaeolithic cave art had ever been discovered.
"Where s the blackmail, Mr President?", defended Éric Laurent, former reporter for Radio France and Figaro Magazine and author of numerous books, accused of having demanded 2 million euros to give up publishing embarrassing information.