The 7 finalists for the Prix Livres & Musiques 2026 announced
The Livres & Musiques Festival jury met to draw up the shortlist for the Prix de la Ville de Deauville Livres & Musiques. A demanding selection, drawn from some thirty works in which music becomes a literary, intimate, historical or political subject.
7 authors are now finalists and competing for the 2026 edition of the festival, to be held from Thursday April 23 to Sunday April 26, 2026.
The prize-giving ceremony will take place on Saturday April 25 at 6pm, in La Chapelle des Franciscaines.
Now discover the shortlisted finalists:
Agnès Desarthe - L'oreille absolue (Éditions de l'Olivier)
Charles Dupêchez - Daniel Liszt, un fils mal aimé (Mercure de France)
Marcus Malte - La pentatonique du cœur (Buchet/Chastel, coll. La Résonnante)
Renaud Meyer - Retour à Balbec (Buchet/Chastel)
Patrick Roegiers - Satie (Grasset)
Alissa Wenz - Desire in the cage (Les Avrils)
Hyam Zaytoun - Les Femmes Afghanes n'ont plus le droit de chanter (Buchet/Chastel, coll. La Résonnante)
This selection promises a vibrant 2026 edition, where words resonate like sheet music.
See you in spring 2026 to celebrate literature that listens to the world!
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