Prix Valery Larbaud
1 appearances
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Edition 45 (2012) Winner
Shumona Sinha
シュモナ・シンハ
Shumona Sinha
Aliases:
Sumana Sinha
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1973-06-27 （Calcutta, West Bengal, India）
- Nationality
- India (birth), France (naturalized)
- Languages
- Bengali, French, English
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Residence History
- Calcutta, India → Paris, France
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Poet, Translator
- Active Years
- 1990-2024
- Nominations
- Prix Renaudot shortlisted
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Calcutta | — | Political Science and Economy | — | 1998 | India |
| Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages | — | French Literature and Linguistics | 修士号 | 2001 | India |
| Sorbonne University | — | French Language and Literature | M-Phil | — | France |
| Ramkrishna Mission School of Foreign Languages | — | French | — | 1995 | India |
University of Calcutta
Political Science and Economy
Period:
1998
Year of Graduation:
1998
Country:
India
Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages
French Literature and Linguistics
Degree:
修士号
Period:
2001
Year of Graduation:
2001
Country:
India
Hyderabad
Sorbonne University
French Language and Literature
Degree:
M-Phil
Country:
France
Ramkrishna Mission School of Foreign Languages
French
Period:
1995
Year of Graduation:
1995
Country:
India
Calcutta
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Prix Valery-Larbaud | Assommons les pauvres ! | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2011 | Prix Eugène Dabit du roman populiste | Assommons les pauvres ! | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Grand prix du roman de la Société des gens de lettres | Calcutta | — | Société des gens de lettres | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Prix du rayonnement de la langue et de la littérature françaises | Calcutta | — | Académie française | 受賞 |
| 2016 | International Literature Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Prix Valery-Larbaud
2012
Work:
Assommons les pauvres !
Result:
受賞
Prix Eugène Dabit du roman populiste
2011
Work:
Assommons les pauvres !
Result:
受賞
Grand prix du roman de la Société des gens de lettres
2014
Work:
Calcutta
Organization:
Société des gens de lettres
Result:
受賞
Prix du rayonnement de la langue et de la littérature françaises
2014
Work:
Calcutta
Organization:
Académie française
Result:
受賞
International Literature Award
2016
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Assommons les pauvres !
2011 NovelA harsh but multilayered poetical literary reckoning with France's asylum system.
AsylumIdentityPolitics
Adaptations
- [Theater] Erschlagt die Armen! (2016)
- [Theater] Erschlagt die Armen! (2016)
Translations
- English translation published by Les Fugitives (2022) and Deep Vellum (2023)
Bibliography
- Fenêtre sur l'abîme (2008, Éditions de La Différence)
- Assommons les pauvres ! (2011, Éditions de l'Olivier)
- Calcutta (2014, Éditions de l'Olivier)
- Apatride (2017, Éditions de l'Olivier)
- Le Testament russe (2020, Gallimard)
- L'autre nom du bonheur était français (2022, Gallimard)
- Souvenirs de ces époques nues (2024, Gallimard)
Translations of Works
- German, Italian, Hungarian, Arabic, English
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- PoeticHarshMultilayered
- Recurring Motifs
- IdentityExileIndia and FranceLanguage
Legacy
Indian-born naturalized French writer known for writing in French about asylum, identity, and politics.
Quotes
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In her interviews for the French media, Shumona Sinha claims that her homeland is no longer India, nor even France, but the French language.
Source: French media interviews -
J'écris comme je crache
Source: Le Monde (2011)
Trivia
- Received Best Young Poet Award in Bengali in 1990
- From a Hindu middle-class family
- Views learning French as a post-colonial revolt against English