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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
  • Nov 11, 2023

New books of the ten following writers has been recently published in French and Swedish; Lídia Jorge, Jonas Hassen Khemiri, Mohsin Hamid, Rachid Benzine, Jan Henrik Swahn, Agneta Pleijel, Jaume Cabré, Johan Theorin, Guillaume Lefebvre and Alex Ahndoril.





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






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



 




Lídia Jorge *

Misericordia

 



Jonas Hassen Khemiri

Systrarna

 



Mohsin Hamid

Le dernier homme blanc

 



Rachid Benzine

Les silences des pères

 



Jan Henrik Swahn *

Vattenläkaren

 



Agneta Pleijel *

Sniglar och snö

 



Jaume Cabré

Consumés par le feu

 



Johan Theorin

Ristmärken

 



Guillaume Lefebvre

Piège mortel en haute mer

Aubane Editions

 



Alex Ahndoril

Jag kommer att hitta nyckeln


 

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

 

  • Writer: Laurent Denimal
    Laurent Denimal
  • Oct 26, 2021

Congratulation to the Swedish writer Jonas Hassen Khemiri who received the prestigious French literary "Prix Médicis, roman étranger" for his novel La Clause paternelle (Actes Sud, 2021), in a translation of Marianne Ségol- Samoy.


All the portraits of Jonas Hassen Khemiri are available at the Opale Agency.


You can also see the complete collection of author portrait at https://www.laurentdenimal.se/thecompletecollection


 

Nantes, 2009


 


Nantes, 2009


 


Nantes, 2009


 

Stockholm, 2008


 

Stockholm, 2008


 

  • 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.


 



Charif Majdalani*

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


 


Christine Montalbetti*

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


 


Jonas Hassen Khemiri

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


 


Najwa Barakat

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

and the Prix de la littérature arabe


 


Nathacha Appanah*

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


 


Nina Bouraoui*

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


 


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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