February 1961 Issue [Article] Can de Gaulle avoid a civil war? Letter to a French friend Download PDF Adjust Share by George Steiner, This article is only available as a PDF to subscribers. Download PDF Tags 1945- 1958- 20th century Africa Algeria Charles de Gaulle Colonies Economic conditions France History Politics and government Revolution, 1954-1962 More from George Steiner Russia and Red China For the past six years the largest country in the world—with a quarter of the earth’s population—has been a blank space on the map of American foreign policy. For many… Destroyer of Words From an interview with the philosopher George Steiner that was conducted in 2014 by Laure Adler, a journalist. The interview appears in A Long Saturday, which will be published in… Lust in translation Adjust Share