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Out on Feb 17th at @suhrkampverlag : ILARIA, the G Out on Feb 17th at @suhrkampverlag : ILARIA, the German translation (by Claudia Steinitz) of ILARIA ou la Conquête de la désobéissance (Editions Zoe, 2024).
✨Prix Femina des Lycéens 2024
✨Prix Roman des étudiants France Culture 2024
✨Prix Millepages 2024
✨Prix Blù Jean-Marc Roberts 2024
✨Prix Pittard de l’Andelyn 2025
✨Prix Jean Freustié 2025 
✨Prix Sils Maria 2025
Just out at Dois Dias edições : A ANALFABETA, Rela Just out at Dois Dias edições : A ANALFABETA, Relato autobiografico, the Portuguese translation (by Rui Almeida Paiva) of L'ANALPHABETE, by Agota Kristof (Editions Zoé, 2004).
#agotakristof
#l'analphabete
(c) photo Jean-Pierre Baillot
Just out in Netherlands at Uitgeverij Vleugels : E Just out in Netherlands at Uitgeverij Vleugels : EEN SCHIMMIG BESTAAN, the Dutch translation (by Katelijne de Vuyst) of LE BEL OBSCUR, by Caroline Lamarche (Le Seuil, 2025), finalist of the Goncourt Prize 2025.
#carolinelamarche 
#lebelobscur
Yan Geling (Actes Sud) in Le Monde. Yan Geling (Actes Sud) in Le Monde.
En librairie ce 6 février aux Editions Verdier : L En librairie ce 6 février aux Editions Verdier : L'INTERNATIONALE DES RIVIERES, Un récit d'avenir, de Camille de Toledo.
#camilledetoledo 
(c) photo Jean-Luc Bertini
PUBLICATION DAY Out on Feb. 4th at @actessud : LE PUBLICATION DAY
Out on Feb. 4th at @actessud : LE JOUR OU TU M'AS TOUCHEE, French translation (from Chinese), by Mélie Chen of FANGHUA, by @Yan Geling).
#yangeling
Programme de rencontres avec @camille_de_toledo , Programme de rencontres avec @camille_de_toledo , à l'occasion des sorties de L'INTERNATIONALE DES RIVIERES (@editionsverdier , 5 février) et SI STEFAN ZWEIG POUVAIT PARLER (@manuella_editions 20 février).
#camilledetoledo
Out on Jan 26th at @bailedelsol : MANO EL HIJO DE Out on Jan 26th at @bailedelsol : MANO EL HIJO DE ORO, the Spanish translation (by Pilar Altinier) of MANO DE L'AUTRE BORD, by Antoinette Tidjani Alou (ProjectÎles).
Caroline Lamarche et Ananda Devi parmi les recomma Caroline Lamarche et Ananda Devi parmi les recommandations de lecture du Nouvel Obs.
Publication 18090728381079625 Instagram Publication 18090728381079625 Instagram
Out on Feb 3rd at La Nave di Teseo : NATURA, CULTU Out on Feb 3rd at La Nave di Teseo : NATURA, CULTURA E DISUGUAGLIANZE, the Italian translation (by Sergio Arecco) of NATURE, CULTURE ET INEGALITES, by Thomas Piketty (Société d'ethnologie, 2023).
#thomaspiketty
Just out on Feb. 29th at Daunt Books, the UK editi Just out on Feb. 29th at Daunt Books, the UK edition of THE OLD FIRE (translated from French to English by Aneesa Higgins) of LE VIEIL INCENDIE, by @elisashuadusapin (@editionszoe , 2024, Prix Décembre 2024).

Press Reviews
‘Quietly powerful.’ Financial Times 
‘Holds us in its spell . . . A moving tale of family strife.’ Daily Mail
‘Haunted by childhood memories, and charged with undercurrents of both resentment and affection.’ TLS
‘Quietly affecting… a beautiful rendering of unresolved adolescence.’ Publishers Weekly
'Reading this atmospheric novel I was at times disorientated as if I were looking at the pages through dirty glasses. But after finishing I felt a strange calm. In a short space — only 176 pages — Dusapin stirs up some soul-stirring reflections. Does grief bring families together, or push them apart? What do we owe to our siblings? And when it comes to picking romantic partners, “would you rather be desired for your whole life, without being loved? Or would you prefer to be loved, like a friend?” Oof. It’s an ideal book for this sweep-out-the-old, ring-in-the-new time of year.' The Times
‘A really beautiful, quiet novel. A story of secrets and family, asking and answering the question if one can ever really can go home again.’ LitHub
‘Evokes unresolved family history with subtle heat…spare, restrained…vivid and intriguing. Her superb translator, Aneesa Abbas Higgins, recreates Dusapin’s concise observations with lyrical choices.’ Idra Novey, The New York Times
‘Dusapin’s storytelling and exploration of complicated female relationships evokes Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan novels and Michael Ondaatje’s Divisadero.’ Willamette Weekly
‘Poignant.’ Wall Street Journal
‘A relatively short novel but with an impact that will last much longer than its reading time. Subtle, strange, complex.’ GQ
‘A major piece of work that deserves repeated rereading to unpack each of its mythic items.’ ELN
Félicitations à Marie Neuser dont le très attendu Félicitations à Marie Neuser dont le très attendu nouveau roman, L'ÎLE OU JE NE SUIS PAS MORTE (à paraître aux Editions Le Rouergue le 25 mars) est dans la première sélection du Prix Ouest-France Etonnants Voyageurs 2026.
#marieneuser
Congratulations to Thuân ! Her best-selling novel, Congratulations to Thuân ! Her best-selling novel, CHINATOWN (Tilted Axis Press), translated from Vietnamese in English (by Nguyen An Lý) is shortlisted for the Chommanard International Women's Literary Award 2025. 👏👏👏
#thuận 
@editions.riveneuve
Congratulations to Leila S. Chudori ! Her best-sel Congratulations to Leila S. Chudori ! Her best-selling novel, THE SEA SPEAKS HIS NAME (Penguin), translated from Indonesian in English (by John H. McGlynn) is shortlisted for the Chommanard International Women's Literary Award 2025. 👏👏👏

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