Tag: Nathacha Appanah
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Nathacha Appanah wins Prix Femina 2025
Nathacha Appanah’s novel La nuit au cœur was announced the winner of Prix Femina 2025 in Paris, France, on Monday, November 3, 2025. The Prix Femina is a French literary prize created by 22 writers for the magazine La Vie heureuse (today known as Femina) in 1904. Decided annually by an exclusively female jury, they…
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Book Digest: Nathacha Appanah, Adedayo Agarau, Stella Dadzie, Donika Kelly
Our regular Book Digest segment spotlights new books by Nathacha Appanah, Adedayo Agarau, Stella Dadzie, and Donika Kelly. La Nuit au Cœur by Nathacha Appanah Publisher: Editions GallimardDate: August 21, 2025Genre: Fiction Language: French Where to find it: Editions Gallimard Nathacha Appanah Nathacha Appanah is a Mauritian-French author known for her novels, which often explore…
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Nathacha Appanah is Prix Goncourt 2025 finalist
Nathacha Appanah’s novel La nuit au Cœur is among the Prix Goncourt 2025 finalists announced in Paris, France, on Tuesday, October 28, 2025. The Prix Goncourt is given by the French Académie Goncourt to the author of “the best and most imaginative prose work of the year”. While it only has a token prize of…
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Nathacha Appanah is Prix Femina 2025 finalist
Nathacha Appanah’s novel La nuit au cœur was declared a Prix Femina 2025 finalist in Paris, France, on Tuesday, October 21, 2025. The Prix Femina is a French literary prize created by 22 writers for the magazine La Vie heureuse (today known as Femina) in 1904. It is decided each year by an exclusively female…
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Prix Médicis 2025 Deuxièmes Sélections revealed
Nathacha Appanah and Natasha Brown are on the Prix Médicis 2025 Deuxièmes Sélections announced in Paris, France, on Thursday, October 16, 2025. In 1958, French citizens Gala Barbisan and Jean-Pierre Giraudoux founded Prix Médicis to recognise a novel, a story, a collection of short stories by an author who does not yet have notoriety corresponding…
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Prix Goncourt 2025 Deuxieme Selection Announced
Nathacha Appanah and Yanick Lahens are on the Prix Goncourt 2025 Deuxième Selection announced in Paris, France, on Wednesday, October 8, 2025. The Prix Goncourt is given by the French Académie Goncourt to the author of “the best and most imaginative prose work of the year”. While it only has a token prize of around…
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Prix Renaudot 2025 Premier Selection announced
Nathacha Appanah and Kaouther Adimi are among the Prix Renaudot 2025 Premier Selection, announced in Paris, France, on Thursday, September 4, 2025. Prix Renaudot is a French literary prize awarded to the author of an outstanding original novel published in the previous year. It was created by ten art critics awaiting the results of the…
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Prix Goncourt 2025 Premiere Selection Announced
Nathacha Appanah, David Diop, and Yanick Lahens are on the Prix Goncourt 2025 Premiere Selection announced in Paris, France, on Wednesday, September 3, 2025. The Prix Goncourt is given by the French Académie Goncourt to the author of “the best and most imaginative prose work of the year”. While it only has a token prize…
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Prix Renaudot 2023 first selection announced
Gaëlle Bélem, Eric Chacour, Nathacha Appanah, and Elgas are on the first selection for Prix Renaudot 2023 announced on Thursday, September 7, 2023. Prix Renaudot is a French literary prize awarded to the author of an outstanding original novel published during the previous year. It was created in 1926 by ten art critics awaiting the…
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Book digest: Tsitsi Dangarembga, Krystle Zara Appiah, Abubakar Adam Ibrahim, Nathacha Appanah
We wrap up book news for our readers in our regular Book Digest segment with books from Tsitsi Dangarembga, Abubakar Adam Ibrahim, Krystle Zara Appiah, and Nathacha Appanah. Black and Female by Tsitsi Dangarembga Publisher: Graywolf PressPublication Date: January 17, 2023Genre: Nonfiction, EssaysLanguage: English Where to find it: Graywolf Press Tsitsi Dangarembga Tsitsi Dangarembga’s debut…
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Nathacha Appanah, Mohamed Mbougar Sarr on Prix Fémina 2021 second selection.
Nathacha Appanah and Mohamed Mbougar Sarr were revealed to on the second selection for Prix Fémina 2021 on September 29, 2021. The Prix Femina is a French literary prize created by 22 writers for the magazine La Vie heureuse (today known as Femina) in 1904. It is decided each year by an exclusively female jury.…
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Writers of African descent on Prix Fémina 2021 first selection
Nathacha Appanah, Robert Jones Junior and Mohamed Mbougar Sarr were revealed to on the first selection for Prix Fémina 2021 on September 8, 2021. The Prix Femina is a French literary prize created by 22 writers for the magazine La Vie heureuse (today known as Femina) in 1904. It is decided each year by an…
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Nathacha Appanah , Leila Slimani make Prix Goncourt 2016 shortlist
Mautirius born Nathacha Appanah and Algerian born Leila Slimani are on France’s top literary prize the Prix Goncourt 2016 shortlist. The Prix Goncourt is a prize in French literature, given by the académie Goncourt to the author of “the best and most imaginative prose work of the year”. Four other prizes are also awarded: prix Goncourt du Premier Roman (first novel), prix…