Höganäs Summer Book Festival 2021.

I participated during two days (17-18 September) at the Book Festival which took place in Höganäs (south of Sweden) in the new restored event and exhibition hall Blå Hallen.

I could present the six photo books I published and also exhibit a few portraits of writers. Thanks to the Höganäs Book Festival team for giving me the opportunity to take part of the festival !

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And I also could meet and photograph ten writers on behalf of the Opale agency (left to right, clockwise); Kjell Westö (Finland), Andrzej Tichy (Sweden), Asta Fanney Sigurđardóttir (Iceland), Julia Ravanis (Sweden), Conny Palmkvist (Sweden), Anna-Karin Palm (Sweden), Andri Snær Magnason (Iceland), Marie Lundström (Sweden), Einar Kárason (Iceland), Gunnar Bolin (Sweden).

All the photographs for theses writers are available now at the Opale agency in Paris.

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Riad Sattouf.

A photograph of the Franco-Syrian cartoonist Riad Sattouf published in the textbook Français Escales 2de (Belin Education, 2019), known for his award-winning graphic memoir pentalogy L'Arabe du futur (The Arab of the Future). The photograph was taken in Stockholm during his stay in October 2017

All the portraits of Riad Sattouf are available at the Opale Agency.

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

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French literary prizes 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

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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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