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Albertine Prize

The Albertine Prize is a French literary award granted to French writing in translation that has been publicly recognised in the United States of America. It is awarded by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the United States of America, with financial support from Van Cleef & Arpels.[1]

History

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The Albertine Prize was constituted as a readers' choice award, to recognize popular works written in French and translated to English, with an American audience. The purpose of the prize was to establish recognition for contemporary French literature, in translation in the United States.[2][3] The Prize is awarded from the Albertine Bookstore, which was established by Antonin Baudry, then Cultural Counselor for the French Embassy, in New York.[4][5][6]

A selection committee nominates a shortlist of novels each year, and readers vote for the winner on the website of the Albertine Bookstore.[1] The winner is awarded a prize of $10,000 prize, which is divided 80-20 between the author and translator.[7]

In addition to the Albertine Prize, the Albertine Prize Jeunesse is awarded to books for young readers, and the winner is chosen by children between the ages of 3 and 14, grouped into four categories by age.[8]

List of nominees and winners

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2021

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2021 nominees:[9]

Author Title Translator Publication Information
Winner[10][11] Nicolas Mathieu And Their Children After Them[12] William Rodarmor Other Press
Shortlisted Louis-Philippe Dalembert The Mediterranean Wall Marjolijn de Jager Schaffner Press
Shortlisted Pauline Delabroy-Allard They Say Sarah Adriana Hunter Other Press
Shortlisted Emmanuelle Bayamack-Tam Arcadia Ruth Diver Seven Stories Press
Shortlisted Emmanuel Dongala The Bridgetower Sonata: Sonata Mulattica Marjolijn de Jager Schaffner Press

2020

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The Selection Committee for the 2020 Prize included staff of the Albertine Bookstore, the Book Department in the French Embassy, French literary critic François Busnel and American writer Rachel Kushner. The shortlist was announced on 14 October 2020 and voting remained open until 24 November 2020.[1]

Author Title Translator Publication Information
Jean-Baptiste Del Amo Animalia Frank Wynne Grove, 2019
Yannick Haenel Hold Fast Your Crown Teresa Fagan Other Press, 2019
Lyonel Trouillot Kannjawou Gretchen Schmid Schaffner Press, 2019
Virginie Despentes Vernon Subutex 1 Frank Wynne Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2019
Winner Zahia Rahmani “Muslim” : A Novel Matt Reeck Deep Vellum, 2019

2019

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The panel that shortlisted books for the 2019 prize included staff of the Albertine Bookstore, the Book Department in the French Embassy, French literary critic François Bushnel and American writer Lydia Davis.[13][14][15]

Author Title Translator Publication Information
Winner Negar Djavadi Disoriental Tina Kover Europa Editions, 2018
Shortlisted Gaël Faye Small Country Sarah Ardizzone Hogarth Press, 2016
Shortlisted Éric Vuillard The Order of the Day Mark Polizzotti Other Press, 2018
Shortlisted Leïla Slimani The Perfect Nanny Sam Taylor Penguin Books 2018
Shortlisted Nathacha Appanah Waiting for Tomorrow Geoffrey Strachan Graywolf Press, 2018

2018

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The panel that shortlisted books for the 2018 prize included staff of the Albertine Bookstore, the Book Department in the French Embassy, French literary critic François Bushnel and American writer Lydia Davis.[16][17][18]

Author Title Translator Publication Information
Winner Anne Garreta Not One Day Emma Ramadan Deep Vellum Press, 2017
Shortlisted Alain Mabanckou Black Moses Helen Stevenson The New Press, 2017
Shortlisted Mathias Énard Compass Charlotte Mandell New Directions Publishing, 2017
Shortlisted Édouard Louis The End of Eddy Michael Lucey Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2017
Shortlisted Christine Angot Incest Tess Lewis Archipelago Books, 2017

2017

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The panel that shortlisted books for the 2018 prize included staff of the Albertine Bookstore, the Book Department in the French Embassy, French literary critic François Bushnel and American writer Lydia Davis.[7][19]

Author Title Translator Publication Information
Winner Antoine Volodine Bardo Or Not Bardo J.T. Mahany Open Letter Books, 2017
Shortlisted Ananda Devi Eve Out of Her Ruins Jeffrey Zuckerman Deep Vellum, 2016
Shortlisted Maylis De Kerangal The Heart Sam Taylor Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2016

References

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  1. ^ a b c "ALBERTINE | Albertine Prize 2020". ALBERTINE. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  2. ^ Montlaur, Bénédicte de. "A New Prize for French Literature in English". New York Review of Books. ISSN 0028-7504. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  3. ^ "Mission Culturelle et Universitaire Française aux Etats-Unis". France in the United States / Embassy of France in Washington, D.C. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  4. ^ Grimes, William (2014-10-09). "So What's the Big Idée? (Published 2014)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  5. ^ "5 livres sélectionnés pour le Prix Albertine 2019". www.actualitte.com (in French). Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  6. ^ "Vote for Your Favorite French Books Translated to English: The Albertine Prize". Publishing Perspectives. 2017-03-21. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  7. ^ a b "ALBERTINE | Albertine Prize 2017". ALBERTINE. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  8. ^ "The Prix Albertine Jeunesse". Albertine Bookstore.
  9. ^ "Five Nominees Unveiled for the 2021 Albertine Prize". French Embassy in the United States - Cultural Services. October 13, 2021.
  10. ^ "'And Their Children After Them' Wins 2021 Albertine Prize". Publishers Weekly. December 10, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-12-11.
  11. ^ Anderson, Porter (December 9, 2021). "William Rodarmor's Translation of Nicolas Mathieu Wins 2021 Albertine Prize". Publishing Perspectives.
  12. ^ Albertine Team (November 1, 2021). "Nicolas Mathieu on 2021 Albertine Prize Finalist 'And Their Children after Them'". albertine.com. Cultural Services of the French Embassy. Archived from the original on 2021-11-10.
  13. ^ "ALBERTINE | Albertine Prize 2019". ALBERTINE. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  14. ^ "Albertine Prize 2019". The New York Public Library. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  15. ^ "Albertine Prize 2019 Nominees". frenchculture.org. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  16. ^ "ALBERTINE | Albertine Prize 2018". ALBERTINE. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  17. ^ "Meet the Shortlisted Authors for the 2018 Albertine Prize". Literary Hub. 2018-04-06. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  18. ^ "Erotic French novel wins this year's $10,000 Albertine Prize". AP NEWS. 2018-06-07. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  19. ^ "Best Translated French Fiction: Announcing the Albertine Prize Finalists". The New York Public Library. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
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