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Haitian writer Makenzy Orsel receives the US Goncourt literary prize

Students of French language literature in the United States awarded the Goncourt United States prize to Haitian novelist and poet, Makenzy Orcel, for his book, "Une somme humaine" (A human sum). The ceremony took place at the French embassy’s Villa Albertine in New York. The writer told RFI it was…

Radio France Internationale · May 1, 2023

Story of personal tragedy wins France's prestigious Goncourt literature prize

French author Brigitte Giraud has won France’s top literature prize, the Prix Goncourt, for a novel based on events that led to the death of her husband in a motorbike accident in 1999.

Radio France Internationale · Nov 3, 2022

Brigitte Giraud becomes 13th woman to win Prix Goncourt

Vivre Vite, an autobiographical novel about the death of her husband, wins France’s most prestigious literary award

The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2022