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Jean-Baptiste Maudet, winner of the 2019 Orange Book Prize
For its 11th edition, the Orange Book Prize went to Jean-Baptiste Maudet for his novel "Matador Yankee", published by Le Passage. The jury was chaired by Jean-Christophe Rufin and made up of authors: Joachim Schnerf (winner in 2018 for his novel, “Cette...
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And the winner of the Orange Book prize in Africa is...
Cameroonian writer Djaïli Amadou Amal has won the Orange Book Award in Africa for his book "Munyal, the tears of patience", published by Proximité in 2017. The jury described the novel as “A strong, sincere, rebellious voice, served by a language that promotes its culture.” The Award launched in October 2018 reflects our desire to work to promote literary talent in Africa and encourage the local publishing industry.
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The Orange Book Prize in Africa: the jury revealed
The Orange Book Prize in Africa launched this year recognises a novel written in French by an African writer and published between 1 January 2017 and 30 October 2018 by an African publishing house. The objective is to unearth and support new authors and...
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“Donnerstag aus Licht”: the debut of a new conductor at the opera!
Discovered and supported by the Orange Foundation as he started out, the young orchestral conductor Maxime Pascal, heading his ensemble Le Balcon, is reviving “Licht”, the famous cycle of seven operas composed by Karlheinz Stockhausen towards the end of his...
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MOOC A brief history of photography
Occasional photographer, lover of old photographs, frenetic instagrammer, collector of cameras… This new MOOC is intended for all those who are interested in photography, its history, its techniques and its great names. It also invites you to think about...