The Department of French and Italian and French Center of Excellence were pleased to celebrate our own Benjamin Hoffmann, College of Arts and Sciences Designated Professor of French Literature, yesterday afternoon with a book launch in the 11th floor reading room of Thompson Library. We were joined by Professor Bruno Cabanes, Donald G. and Mary A. Dunn Chair in Modern Military History to discuss the book and answer questions. Students, faculty, and community supporters came together to learn more of Professor Hoffmann's new book La Guerre des os (Denoel, 2026). Thanks to all who attended and participated!

A Franco-American writer, Professor Benjamin Hoffmann is the author of novels and essays, including Les Paradoxes de la postérité (Minuit, 2019), Posthumous America (PSUP, 2019), L’Île de la Sentinelle(Gallimard, 2022), and Les Minuscules (Gallimard, 2024). A PhD graduate of Yale University, he is the College of Arts and Sciences Designated Professor of French and Francophone Literature at The Ohio State University. 

This event was sponsored by the Department of French and Italian’s French Center of Excellence, which receives funding from French Cultural Services in the US and the Consulate General of France in Chicago.

In December of 2020, the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the United States selected the Department of French and Italian at The Ohio State University to join its prestigious network of Centers of Excellence. OSU’s Center of Excellence has the goal of promoting French and Francophone culture in the Midwest and beyond.