LThe Wepler Prize, a literary prize that rewards emerging writers, was awarded on Monday to Anthony Passeron for his first novel, “Sleeping Babies”.
This author, a French teacher, was one of the revelations of the literary season.
In his story published by Globe editions, he mixes the social story of his family, the personal one of his uncle who died of AIDS in the 80s, and that of medical research around the virus.
“One of the driving forces behind the writing of this novel was to tell a personal story, but one that I knew very well was collective,” namely that of drug addicts who became pariahs, the writer explained to France Bleu Azur in September.
The Wepler prize, which takes its name from the Parisian brasserie where it is awarded, and supported by the La Poste Foundation, also awarded its “special mention” to Lucie Rico for “GPS” (POL editions).
This is the second novel by this author, already noted for “The Song of the Vacuum Chicken” in 2020.
The prize, of which this is the 25th edition, is endowed with 10,000 euros for the winner and 3,000 euros for the special mention.
14/11/2022 09:34:52 – Paris (AFP) – © 2022 AFP
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