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I will regularly publish here the latest news concerning my work as a photographer and translator: news from ongoing projects, the progress being made on upcoming photo books, the latest writer portraits, any newly published writer portraits in the press, current translations in progress, etc.

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  • Writer: Laurent Denimal
    Laurent Denimal
  • Jan 13, 2022

New books of the ten following writers has been recently published in french and english; Santiago Gamboa, Jón Kalman Stefánsson, Jila Mossaed, Stefan Hertmans, Sara Stridsberg, Charif Majdalani, Jean-Noël Pancrazi, Karl Ove Knausgård, Nedim Gürsel and Maria Ernestam.


You will find all the portraits of these writers at the Opale Agency.


You can even see the complete collection of writers portrait here.



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Santiago Gamboa

Une maison à Bogotá

Métailié


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Jón Kalman Stefánsson *

Ton absence n'est que ténèbres

Grasset


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Jila Mossaed *

Le huitième pays

Le Castor Astral


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Stefan Hertmans

Une ascension

Gallimard


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Sara Stridsberg

L'antarctique de l'amour

Gallimard


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Charif Majdalani *

Beirut 2020

The collapse of a civilization, a Journal

Mountain Leopard Press


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Jean-Noël Pancrazi

Les années manquantes

Gallimard


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Karl Ove Knausgård *

En hiver

Denoël


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Nedim Gürsel *

Voyage en Iran. En attendant l'imam caché

Actes Sud


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Maria Ernestam

Jambes cassées, coeurs brisés

Actes Sud / Babel


The writers name with an * are represented in the book "Portraits d'Auteurs / Author Portraits", Carlssons 2021.


 
 
 
  • Writer: Laurent Denimal
    Laurent Denimal
  • Sep 12, 2021

The time-honored season of French literary prizes has begin !


The following writers are nominated for the different prizes : Charif Majdalani, Christine Montalbetti, Jonas Hassen Khemiri, Najwa Barakat, Nathacha Appanah, Nina Bouraoui and Sorj Chalandon.




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Charif Majdalani*

Dernière oasis (Actes Sud) for the Prix Femina (Roman français) and the Prix de la littérature arabe



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Christine Montalbetti*

Ce que c'est qu'une existence (POL) for the Prix Médicis (Roman français)



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Jonas Hassen Khemiri

La Clause paternelle (Actes Sud, Suède, trad. Marianne Ségol-Samoy) for the Prix Médicis (Roman étranger)



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Najwa Barakat

Monsieur N. (Actes Sud, Liban, trad. Philippe Vigreux) for the Prix Femina (Roman étranger)

and the Prix de la littérature arabe



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Nathacha Appanah*

Rien ne t'appartient (Gallimard) for the Prix Femina (Roman français)



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Nina Bouraoui*

Satisfaction (JC Lattès) for the Prix Femina (Roman français) and the Prix Médicis (Roman français)



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Sorj Chalandon*

Enfant de salaud (Grasset) for the Prix Landerneau des Lecteurs and the Prix Goncourt


More portraits for each author are available at the Agence Opale (Paris).

See also the Complete collection of portraits.


The writers name with an * are represented in the book "Portraits d'Auteurs / Author Portraits", Carlssons 2021.



 
 
 

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