WORLDLE MONDE (EN)
'Since 2026, summer has lost all lightness. Something has changed, summer has been stolen from us'
France is enduring relentless heatwaves and devastating wildfires, causing a shift in the perception of summer. Novelist Serge Joncour notes that summer has lost its former meaning since 2026.
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