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Marcel Pagnol Prize 2024 Selection
6 May 2024
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It was in the grand Salon Raimu of the Fouquet’s that the 2024 Marcel Pagnol Prize was awarded last night to Marion Fayolle for ‘Du même bois’ published by Gallimard.
A sensitive, funny, moving, and accurate novel about the lost world of childhood and its disappearing universe. Here, it’s about a farm in Ardèche where Marion grew up, with its landscapes, animals, people, and their dreams. Already a recognized comic and press illustrator, Marion Fayolle signs a wonderful debut novel and thus begins her journey as a writer.
The jury, chaired by Grégoire Delacourt, is composed of Karin Hann, Philippe Chauveau, Michel De Jaeghere, Franck Duval (FKL), Floryse Grimaud, Dominique Guiou, Pascal Ory of the French Academy, Nicolas Pagnol, and Jean-Noël Pancrazi.
Since 2000, the Marcel Pagnol Prize has distinguished a novel published in the spring season on the theme of childhood memories dear to Marcel Pagnol. Childhood memories, “literature of origins,” is a major inspiration for literature. In 2024, around forty books were proposed for the prize.
The Marcel Pagnol Prize was created and is organized by Floryse Grimaud.
The Hôtel Barrière Fouquet’s Paris once again hosted the Marcel Pagnol Prize ceremony in its reception rooms, including the Raimu, where Marcel Pagnol liked to gather his troupe and friends. The prize is endowed with 3000 euros by the Marcel Pagnol Endowment Fund, directed by Nicolas Pagnol, Marcel Pagnol’s grandson.
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