The Libr’à Nous Prize, awarded each year by French-speaking booksellers, rewards the best works in different categories. After a final round of voting, the 3rd round sees only a few titles compete, in 7 categories… Without further ado, here are the names of the finalists.
Imaginary literature
The book that refused to burnby Mark Lawrence (trans. Claire Kreutzberger, Bragelonne)
The fishermanby John Langan (trans. Thibaud Eliroff, I have read)
The order makersby Jean-Philippe Jaworski (Denoël)
Foreign literature
Well-beingby Nathan Hill (trans. Nathalie Bru, Gallimard)
Long islandby Colm Toibín (trans. Anna Gibson, Grasset)
Believe in what? by Richard Krawiec (trans. Anatole Pons-Reumaux, Tusitala)
French-speaking literature
Novel of bramble and thorn, by Lucie Baratte (Les éditions du Typhon)
Cross the mountains and come to be born hereby Marie Pavlenko (Les Escales)
The little maidby Bérénice Pichat (Les Avrils)
Polar
Of snow and windby Sébastien Vidal (The Word and the Rest)
The blood of the innocentde SA Cosby (trad. Pierre Szczeciner, Sonatine)
A grave for twoby Ron Rash (trans. Isabelle Reinharez, Gallimard)
Children’s literature
17 years foreverby Gaël Aymon (Nathan)
Queen of the Westby Hélène Lenoir (Sarbacane)
Enter the worldby Claire Duvivier (L’École des Loisirs)
Album
Lady Papaby Emilie Chazerand and Diglee (The City Burns)
I am me and no one elseby Baptiste Beaulieu/Quin Leng (The Arenas)
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The True Story of the Millers’ Mobile Homeby Dave Eggers and Julia Sarda (trans. Emmanuel Gros, Gallimard Jeunesse)
Comic
Ulysse & Cyranoby Stéphane Servain, Xavier Dorison and Antoine Cristau (Casterman)
On the lineby Julien Martinière (Sarbacane)
Ernestineby Salomé Lahoche (Even not bad)
Image credits: Prix Libr’à Nous
By Louella Boulland
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