Les Âmes grises
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Les Âmes grises is a novel by the French author Philippe Claudel
. It is a first person narrative which revolves around the murder of a young girl in a small provincial French town near the Western Front
in 1917. The book was published in France in 2005 and won the Prix Renaudot
. It was also shortlisted for the Prix Goncourt
and the Prix Femina
.
Les Âmes grises has been translated into 28 languages. The British edition, translated by Adriana Hunter, has been released under the title Grey Souls, while the American translation by Hoyt Rogers is called By a Slow River.
The book was also turned into a movie of the same name by director Yves Angelo
.
Philippe Claudel
Philippe Claudel , is a French writer and film director.Claudel was born in Dombasle-sur-Meurthe, Meurthe-et-Moselle. In addition to his writing, Claudel is a Professor of Literature at the University of Nancy....
. It is a first person narrative which revolves around the murder of a young girl in a small provincial French town near the Western Front
Western Front (World War I)
Following the outbreak of World War I in 1914, the German Army opened the Western Front by first invading Luxembourg and Belgium, then gaining military control of important industrial regions in France. The tide of the advance was dramatically turned with the Battle of the Marne...
in 1917. The book was published in France in 2005 and won the Prix Renaudot
Prix Renaudot
The Prix Théophraste-Renaudot or Prix Renaudot is a French literary award which was created in 1926 by ten art critics awaiting the results of the deliberation of the jury of the Prix Goncourt....
. It was also shortlisted for the Prix Goncourt
Prix Goncourt
The Prix Goncourt is a prize in French literature, given by the académie Goncourt to the author of "the best and most imaginative prose work of the year"...
and the Prix Femina
Prix Femina
The Prix Femina is a French literary prize created in 1904 by 22 writers for the magazine La Vie heureuse . The prize is decided each year by an exclusively female jury, although the authors of the winning works do not have to be women...
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Les Âmes grises has been translated into 28 languages. The British edition, translated by Adriana Hunter, has been released under the title Grey Souls, while the American translation by Hoyt Rogers is called By a Slow River.
The book was also turned into a movie of the same name by director Yves Angelo
Yves Angelo
Yves Angelo is a French cinematographer and film director. Angelo has won the César Award for Best Cinematography three times: in 1990 for Nocturne indien, in 1992 for Tous les matins du monde, and in 1994 for Germinal....
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