2006 Prix Femina winners announced
Date: October 31, 2006 | Discussion: 4 Comments
The winners of the 2006 Prix Femina prize have been announced. The literary prize, created in 1904, is awarded annually by an all-female panel to the best novel published in French. The award also recognizes non-French work in a separate category.
Lignes de faille
by Nancy Huston
In the main category, The Prix Femina was given to the Canadian-born writer Nancy Huston for her novel Lignes de Faille (Faultlines). The novel, about four six-year-olds who each are the parent of the next one, is not yet published in English. Nancy Huston has lived in Paris since the early 1970s.
The Story of Chicago May
by Nuala O’Faolain
The Prix Femina Etranger, awarded for the best non-French writing of the year, was meanwhile given to Nuala O’Faolain for her novel The Story of Chicago May. The novel is about the notorious Irish thief and prostitute Chicago May.
You can read more about The Story of Chicago May at Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk
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4 Comments
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Hi Virginia!
Sorry, there was a typo there, and admittedly the sentence was not constructed in the best possible way to begin with. What it means to say is that the novel follows four persons who each are six years of age, and who each become the parents of the next one. I hope that makes more sense. And the novel is not published in English yet, as far as I know.
Sorry about the confusion!
#12651 | sophia gabriel writes on July 16, 2008 at 5:17 pm
The re-write is not much of an improvement. For one thing, the word “each” (singular) cannot be followed by “are”. Why not say “The novel follows four six-year-olds, each of whom grows up to be the next character’s parent.” At least that’s what I think you are trying to say. And even this could probably be improved on after reading the novel. Do people actually get paid for such clumsy writing?
#12652 | Vili Maunula writes on July 16, 2008 at 5:28 pm
No, didn’t get paid to do this, did it at late hours just for fun and to help people.
Sorry to cause you pain, Sophia.
#495 | Virginia Kouyoumdjian writes on November 16, 2006 at 10:19 am
Hello. Regarding Nancy Huston’s “Lignes de faille” would someone please explain to me what “The novel, about four six-year each the parent of the next one, is not yet published ” means? Thank You.