PRINCE PIERRE OF MONACO FOUNDATION Press Release No. 2

 

The main aim of the Reading Marathon, which is organised in conjunction with the award of the Literary Prize and the Discovery Grant, is to involve the public in the Foundation’s literary activities.

From 15 June to 2 September, readers at media libraries throughout the Côte d’Azur were invited to read the books shortlisted by members of the Foundation’s Literary Council for the Literary Prize and the Discovery Grant. They then shared their opinions on the books by completing special questionnaires.

As every year, there will be awards for the two best book reviews submitted by readers. The winners will receive a FNAC gift card and will be invited to attend the Foundation’s evening event on Tuesday 4 October in Monaco.

Pupils from three classes at Collège Charles III also took part in the Marathon, under the guidance of their French literature teacher.

Again as part of the Reading Marathon, the Prince Pierre Foundation will offer readers an opportunity to attend a literary tea, which will be held on Wednesday 21 September at 
 5 pm in the Louis Notari Library – the perfect forum in which to share views on the works selected by the jury.

Another highlight of the Marathon is a meeting with the authors participating in the Discovery Grant competition. This will take place at 3 pm on Monday 3 October in the Louis Notari Library.

The authors selected by the Literary Council of the Prince Pierre Foundation, announced on 4 May, are as follows:

Authors shortlisted for the Literary Prize:

ADONIS

Charles DANTZIG

Michel DEL CASTILLO

Denis TILLINAC

Michel TREMBLAY

Authors shortlisted for the Discovery Grant: 

Stéphane BARSACQ

Le piano dans l’éducation des jeunes filles (The Piano in the Education of Young Girls), Albin Michel, January 2016

Julien DONADILLE

Vie et œuvre de Constantin Eröd (The Life and Work of Constantin Eröd), Grasset, January 2016

Paul GRÉVEILLAC

Les âmes rouges (The Red Souls), Gallimard, January 2016

Pascal MANOUKIAN

Les échoués (Stranded), Don Quichotte éditions, August 2015

Garance MEILLON

Une famille normale (A Normal Family), Fayard, January 2016

Séverine WERBA

Appartenir (Belonging), Fayard, August 2015

Prize for a Critical Essay on Contemporary Art

The Prince Pierre of Monaco Foundation recognises the importance of art writing and critical thinking, and was keen to get involved in promoting significant voices in this field. The Prize for a Critical Essay on Contemporary Art is awarded for a text on this subject. The text may be of a scientific, theoretical or critical nature. The prize is given to an individual or to a team (writers, theorists, academics or practitioners) which uses writing as its main medium or as a study strategy for a piece of innovative and original research.

The winner will be awarded a prize of €7,000.

The winners of the Prince Pierre Foundation awards will be announced

on Tuesday 4 October 2016 at 8 pm in the Salle Garnier

(entry is free but places are limited)

The latest news from the Prince Pierre Foundation is available from: www.fondationprincepierre.mc