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Figaro Littéraire-Grand Véfour Prize: if the critics were sworn

2021-10-27T14:20:44.646Z


As every year, ten journalists gathered at the famous restaurant of the Palais-Royal, in Paris, chose the novels to which they would award the autumn prizes.


The months of October are murderous.

It's Indian summer.

The sun is shining on the gardens of the Palais-Royal.

A bunch of candidates for the fall grand prix will be disappointed.

Many called, few read.

Last year, Guy Martin reopened just for us his establishment closed due to a pandemic.

This generosity has lasted for almost twenty years, as in a novel by Alexandre Dumas.

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Literary prizes with “Figaro” sauce

The chef welcomed ten more critics to award their awards freely.

There was Étienne de Montety

(Literary Figaro)

, Olivia Mauriac in a two-tone coat

(Madame Figaro)

, Nicolas Ungemuth

(Figaro Magazine)

, Marianne Payot

(L'Express)

, Julie Malaure

(Le Point)

, Olivier Maulin

(Current values)

, Baptiste Liger

(Read)

, Michel Crépu

(NRF)

and the author of these lines.

Anna Cabana

(Sunday Newspaper)

arrived late, but she had an excuse: her managing editor had just been disembarked.

Some bosses don't think about their staff's lunches.

This meeting is

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Source: lefigaro

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