Contributor
Contributor
Sandrine Butteau
Director
Originally from Nantes, France, Sandrine, in her former role as Head of Administration at the Cultural Services, was a core member of the team that defined Albertine’s DNA and shaped it as a bookstore and cultural center dedicated to intellectual exchange. Previously, she worked in the cinema sphere in Paris, Nantes, and New York. Sandrine lives in the most bustling part of Manhattan––Chinatown––and is passionate about books, cinema, yoga, gastronomy, and travel.
ARTICLES BY THIS CONTRIBUTOR
ARTICLES BY THIS CONTRIBUTOR
Sandrine Butteau | September 22, 2022
Everything happened so fast: First, the intimidation tactics, and then, direct threats. One evening, Sacha and Mina decide to flee France with their little girl, Irene. They leave behind a country overtaken by nationalism, ignorance, and intolerance, and run by a new president who has sent his men after them.
Everything happened so fast: First, the intimidation tactics, and then, direct threats. One evening, Sacha and Mina decide to flee France with their little girl, Irene. They leave behind a country overtaken by nationalism, ignorance, and intolerance, and run by a new president who has sent his men after them.
Everything happened so fast: First, the intimidation tactics, and then, direct threats. One evening, Sacha and Mina decide to flee…
Sandrine Butteau | March 31, 2022
In honor of Women’s History Month, we’ve put together a list of books written by three independent and inspiring women whose lives were shaped by historical events – turning them into symbols of courage and heroines at a young age.
In honor of Women’s History Month, we’ve put together a list of books written by three independent and inspiring women whose lives were shaped by historical events – turning them into symbols of courage and heroines at a young age.
In honor of Women’s History Month, we’ve put together a list of books written by three independent and inspiring women…
Sandrine Butteau | April 22, 2021
Yvo & Jorge is a journey through the 20th century, from the 1930s to Perestroika, where one crosses paths with such luminaries as Simone Signoret, Édith Piaf, Hemingway, Costa-Gavras, Marilyn Monroe, and Arthur Miller.
Yvo & Jorge is a journey through the 20th century, from the 1930s to Perestroika, where one crosses paths with such luminaries as Simone Signoret, Édith Piaf, Hemingway, Costa-Gavras, Marilyn Monroe, and Arthur Miller.
Yvo & Jorge is a journey through the 20th century, from the 1930s to Perestroika, where one crosses paths with…
Sandrine Butteau | October 8, 2020
In Nature Humaine, Joncour brings to life the transformations of the French countryside between these two decades through the story of a family of farmers--particularly that of Alexandre, the son who takes over the farm with mixed enthusiasm when his three sisters move to the city.
In Nature Humaine, Joncour brings to life the transformations of the French countryside between these two decades through the story of a family of farmers--particularly that of Alexandre, the son who takes over the farm with mixed enthusiasm when his three sisters move to the city.
In Nature Humaine, Joncour brings to life the transformations of the French countryside between these two decades through the story…
Sandrine Butteau | June 19, 2019
With a title that nods to the Lives of the Saints, a literary genre that was in vogue in the 17th and the 19th centuries, Catherine Cusset throws herself into an exploration of the life of the famed British painter, presenting his artistic, sentimental, and personal commitments as a model for other artists while never beatifying him.
With a title that nods to the Lives of the Saints, a literary genre that was in vogue in the 17th and the 19th centuries, Catherine Cusset throws herself into an exploration of the life of the famed British painter, presenting his artistic, sentimental, and personal commitments as a model…
With a title that nods to the Lives of the Saints, a literary genre that was in vogue in the…