Author Zahia Rahmani and translator Matt Reeck share the US$10,000 Albertine Prize purse for the English translation of ‘Muslim’, published by Dallas’ Deep Vellum.
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Continuing the year-end rush to announce publishing and book award winners, New York City’s French and English bookstore Albertine presented as part of the Cultural Services of the French Embassy has named Matt Reeck’s translation of author Zahia Rahmani’s
Muslim (Deep Vellum, February 2019) the winner of the 2020 Albertine Prize.
The news was announced Wednesday (December 9) in a digital presentation and was messaged to the media today (December 10).
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Zahia Rahmani s Muslim : A Novel, translated by Matt Reeck and published by Deep Vellum, wins the 2020 Albertine Prize, an annual reader s-choice award that recognizes US-based readers favorite work of contemporary French fiction translated and published in the US during the previous year.
NEW YORK (PRWEB) December 10, 2020 Zahia Rahmani s Muslim : A Novel, which follows a young Kabylian woman immersing herself in her memories and questioning her identity, was named winner of the 2020 Albertine Prize, presented by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy and supported by Van Cleef & Arpels.
An annual reader s-choice award, the Albertine Prize recognizes US-based readers favorite work of contemporary French fiction translated and published in the US during the previous year. The $10,000 award honors the author and translator.
Zahia Rahmani s Muslim : A Novel Wins 2020 Albertine Prize
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Zahia Rahmani s Muslim : A Novel, translated by Matt Reeck and published by Deep Vellum, wins the 2020 Albertine Prize, an annual reader s-choice award that recognizes US-based readers’ favorite work of contemporary French fiction translated and published in the US during the previous year. NEW YORK (PRWEB) December 10, 2020 Zahia Rahmani’s “Muslim”: A Novel, which follows a young Kabylian woman immersing herself in her memories and questioning her identity, was named winner of the 2020 Albertine Prize, presented by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy and supported by Van Cleef & Arpels.
An annual reader s-choice award, the Albertine Prize recognizes US-based readers’ favorite work of contemporary French fiction translated and published in the US during the previous year. The $10,000 award honors the author and translat