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French writer Agnes Desarthe says that, as a woman, it is her responsibility to break males' hold over literature, Yang Yang reports.

As part of this year's Francophone Festival in China, French writer Agnes Desarthe visited Beijing, Hangzhou and Shanghai last week to meet with readers and share her experiences.

Two novels and four picture books by her have been translated into Chinese, including Five Photos of My Wife, A Secret of No Importance, Je Veux Etre Un Cheval (I want to become a horse), Les Freres Chats (cat brothers) and Dingo Et Le Sens De La Vie (Dingo and the meaning of life).