'Mona's Eyes': how an obscure French art historian swept the globe

For a man more used to university lecture halls or the dry world of academic publishing, becoming a literary phenomenon, particularly in the United States, was unexpected. "I was very surprised that the book achieved such success in France and abroad," Schlesser told AFP in an interview in Paris to promote his next work. "The United States is an incredibly tough market since Americans read English-language authors," he added. "It goes without saying that I'm very happy, and very proud, but at...