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Madame Figaro Heroine Grand Prix 2024: here is the third selection of books for the competition

This is the third selection for our Heroine Grand Prix, which will be awarded in May at the Hotel Raphael in Paris.

French novel. AdmirableBy Sophie Fontanelle

The author: Journalist, novelist, essayist, received the first novel award in 1995 Saint Paul. With Nobel in 2019, he tells us about the title of poet and continues in 2020. Fables of Fontanel, his first text in verse. Rapture is his eighteenth book.

The book. Sophie Fontanelle always follows the world with great humor and truth. In this epic tale, we follow Admira, the last wrinkled woman on earth, as no one ages in this strange new world. This delicious dystopia is a true ode to life. BB:

“Admirable”, Sophie Fontanel, Seghers Publications, 208 pages, 20 euros.
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Experimental/Organic. Something shiny with holesBy Maggie Nelson

The author: Maggie Nelson writes but does not meet any criteria she determines, except date and country of birth, 1973, United States; the rest, poetess, art critic, essayist, she rediscovers book after book.

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The book. This collection takes us into hypnotic territory and it’s a true address of love; Your heart.” And this heart becomes ours, captivated by the graceful translation. CS:

With some shiny holes, Maggie Nelson, Éditions du sous-sol, 112 p., €17. Translated by Celine Leroy.
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Comics/graphic novel. I’m going, but I’m afraidBy Clarice Kremer and Maud Benezit

Authors: Captain Clarisse Kremer, who notably told her story in her Clarisse sur l’Atlantique videos, and designer and co-creator Maud Benezit (Where’s the Boss?) share a beautiful friendship at the start of this comics project.

The book. It follows Clarisse’s route, starting with her decision to do the Vendée Globe on February 3, 2021… The album transplants several themes into the history of the race (how do you sleep on a boat that never stops??) with humor, wit and pedagogy. with a delicious cocktail. MTH:

I’m Going, But I’m Afraid, by Clarice Kremer and Maud Benezit, Éditions Delcourt, 216 p., €24.95.
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Foreign novel. The first wifeBy Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi

The author: Born in Kampala, Uganda, he studied English literature there, continuing in Manchester, where he has since lived and taught. Kintu, his first novel, was a huge success.

The book. In 1975, under the dictatorship of Idi Amin Dada, young Kirabo lives with his grandparents, knowing nothing of his mother… This liberation novel is also a kind of intimate epic, carried by a poetic and touching pen, captivating. sensuality. MTH:

The first wife, by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, Éditions Métailié, 544 p., €23. Translated by Celine Schwaller.
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Source: Le Figaro

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