In this article I will explore the dynamics of the relation between literature and technology by concentrating on the didactics of literature. Indeed, teaching literature must take into account the latest technological developments and the new media forms, especially since the pupils are supposed to get acquainted with these in order to be active participants in the public life of today’s information society. I will consequently describe an experiment implemented in a class of Swedish pupils at upper secondary level. They worked in small groups with an ICT facility which was used to present French speaking writers from outside continental France. This teaching method gave the pupils the opportunity to be not only passive consumers, but active producers of knowledge, something that contributed to enhancing their creative and collaborative competences.