I am thrilled and a little overwhelmed to announce that the French edition of Conquest (translation, as ever, by the incomparable Bernard Sigaud) is a finalist for the 2023 Prix Medicis. It has also made the second selection for the 2023 Prix Femina for best translated work. You only have to look at my fellow shortlistees to see what an honour this is.
The growing visibility and success of my work in France is in no small part down to the dedication and commitment of my French publishers, Sylvie Martigny and Jean-Hubert Gailliot of Editions Tristram. These are very special people, who live and breathe literature. Their generosity and sensitivity, their belief in what I have done and what I can do is indeed a beacon in dark times.
Bravo, mes amis, bravo. C’est tout pour vous.
