2015 Goncourt Longlist As Described by Google Translate
The longlist for this year’s prix Goncourt was announced today, and includes the latest book by Open Letter author Mathias Énard. (We’re having someone read Boussole for us right now. Hopefully I’ll have more info about that in the near future.) Here’s the complete list of finalists, which also ...
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Prix Goncourt 2010
The longlist for this year’s Goncourt Prize was announced last week, and includes some familiar names—Amelie Nothomb, Michel Houellebecq—and some new, up-and-coming writers, such as Mathias Enard. Here’s the complete list for all you Francophiles who may have missed this1: Olivier Adam, Le ...
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Goncourt Getting Less Old
The Prix Goncourt has decided to adopt an age limit (link goes to Le Monde). If you hit 80, you become an honorary member and can no longer vote. For those of you with some French: Mardi 5 février, c’est à l’unanimité que les sept membres présents – seul Michel Tournier s‘était fait excuser ...
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First Goncourt list announced
The longlist for this year’s Prix Goncourt was announced today. Here’s the list: Olivier Adam : “A l’abri de rien” (L’Olivier) Pierre Assouline : “Le portrait” (Gallimard) Philippe Claudel : “Le rapport de Brodeck” (Stock) Marie Darrieussecq : “Tom ...
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