{"id":567318,"date":"2024-04-10T17:09:04","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T17:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/?post_type=app_event&p=567318"},"modified":"2024-04-22T17:00:24","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T17:00:24","slug":"us-goncourt-prize-selection-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"app_event","link":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/events\/us-goncourt-prize-selection-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"US Goncourt Prize Selection Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In honor of France\u2019s prominent literary prize, the Prix Goncourt, the Cultural Services of the French Embassy and Villa Albertine have partnered with the Acad\u00e9mie Goncourt and the French Embassy\u2019s Centers of Excellence<\/a> to present the US Goncourt Prize Selection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Established for the first time in 1998 in Poland and now in 40 countries, the International Goncourt Selection is a global literary barometer to gauge how the Goncourt Prize\u2019s shortlisted titles resonate with young audiences from around the world. The selection additionally serves a dual purpose of promoting French and Francophone contemporary literary works in their original language and encouraging the translation and publication of selected titles in English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listen to student jurors from 10 universities, who studied the four shortlisted books for the Prix Goncourt, debate and select the winner. This year, the participating universities include, Columbia University, Duke University, Harvard University, New York University, Princeton University, Yale University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Virginia, University of Florida, and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Explore the 2024 shortlisted books:<\/p>\n\n\n\n