Image of author Christine Angot Just this week in Paris, the jury of the 2021 Prix Médicis literary prize announced its winners in the three recognized categories, with awards given to two French female writers and a Swedish author.
In the French novel category, the winner was Christine Angot for “Le Voyage dans l’Est”, a heart wrenching story that addresses domestic sexual abuse suffered by the author. French writer Jakuta Alikavazovic won the 2021 The Prix Médicis essay prize for “Like a Sky in Us”, and Sweden's Jonas Hassen Khemiri received the foreign novel prize for “La Claus Paternel”. The Prix Médicis is a French literary award given each year in November. It was founded in 1958 by Gala Barbisan and Jean-Pierre Giradoux. It is awarded to an author whose "fame does not yet match his talent." The award goes to a work of fiction in the French language.
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