Lhe presentation of this prize, which rewards literary works highlighting human values, will take place on December 3 at Château Morange (Saint-Denis de La Réunion), we learned from the organizers.
Created in 2010, the Grand Prix du Roman Métis, an international literary distinction from the city of Saint-Denis de la Réunion, rewards a French-speaking novel published less than a year ago and conveying the values of cross-breeding, diversity and cultural exchange. , humanism and universality.
The silences of the fathers tells the story of a son who, after the death of his father, retraces the life journey of the latter, a taciturn worker recruited by the Charbonnages de France in the early 1960s.
This son, Amine, the narrator, is a famous pianist who has no longer maintained ties with his father since he led an international career. When he emptied the family apartment in Trappes, he discovered by chance, hidden under the bathtub, a large envelope containing audio cassettes. His father, to communicate with the grandfather who remained in Morocco, recorded his message then posted it. These audio letters all begin with “My dear father”…
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