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Celebrating literature: literary festivals and the novel in 1997

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Literary festivals and prizes have become favored means for promoting novels in France. The Prix Goncourt was awarded to Jean-Christophe Rufin for 'L'Abyssin.' Patrick Rambaud's 'Bataille' won both the Grand Prix du Roman de l'Academie Francaise and the Prix Goncourt. Other 1997 prize winners included Philippe Le Guillou, Dominique Noguez, Patrick Bruckner and Eric Neuhoff. Notable novels also included works by J.M.G. Le Clezio, Tahar Ben Jelloun, Dominique Fernandez, Alain Gerber, Didier Daeninckx, Michel Rio, Patrick Modiano, Tonino Benacquista, and Jean-Philippe Toussaint.

France, Exhibitions, Book publishing, Fairs and festivals, French fiction, Literary prizes, 1997 AD

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Literary agents and the novel in 1996

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The French novel enjoyed in 1996 a good and even typical year, and a significant change in French artistic life is the literary agent's growing importance. Such agents started out dealing mainly with translation rights and branched out to representing French writers. As might be expected, French publishers tend not to be very pleased with this situation. Literary publishing is not very lucrative, and agents' fees further decrease the profit margin.

Literary agents

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From maison d'edition to librairie: the novel in 1995

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A manuscript pursues a circuitous route from the publisher's mailbox to the bookstore window. The member of a reading committee who likes a manuscript has to persuade other members of its value. At Les Editions Gallimard, France's most prestigious publishing company, 20 to 30 unsolicited manuscripts arrive daily and are subject to a three-part triage. French publishing companies try their best to be objective in a subjective field.

Publishing industry

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