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European And Mediterranean Book Prize
{{More citations needed, date=October 2021 The '' European and Mediterranean Book Prize '' is a European literary award. It was created in 2013 by the organizers of the European and Mediterranean Book Days in partnership with the European Commission. Jury * Jean-Claude Augé * Yahia Belaskri * Paul Balta * Sheena Chraïbi * Florence Raut * Odile Cazenave * Michèle Guyot-Rose Honorees * 2014: Éric Fottorino * 2015: Yahia Belaskri * 2016: Robert Solé * 2017: Olivier Weber Olivier Weber (born 1958) is a French writer, novelist and reporter at large, known primarily for his coverage of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He has been a war correspondent for twenty-five years, especially in Central Asia, Africa, Middl ... * 2018: Jean-Marie Blas de Roblès * 2020 : Leïla Bahsaïn and Alexandre Ferraga. Awards established in 2013 European literary awards French literary awards Literary awards honoring writers 2013 establishments in France ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Literary Award
A literary award or literary prize is an award presented in recognition of a particularly lauded literary piece or body of work. It is normally presented to an author. Organizations Most literary awards come with a corresponding award ceremony. Many awards are structured with one organization (usually a non-profit organization) as the presenter and public face of the award, and another organization as the financial sponsor or backer, who pays the prize remuneration and the cost of the ceremony and public relations, typically a corporate sponsor who may sometimes attach their name to the award (such as the Orange Prize). Types of awards There are awards for various writing formats including poetry and novels. Many awards are also dedicated to a certain genre of fiction or non-fiction writing (such as science fiction or politics). There are also awards dedicated to works in individual languages, such as the Miguel de Cervantes Prize (Spanish), the Camões Prize (Portuguese), the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Commission
The European Commission (EC) is the executive of the European Union (EU). It operates as a cabinet government, with 27 members of the Commission (informally known as "Commissioners") headed by a President. It includes an administrative body of about 32,000 European civil servants. The Commission is divided into departments known as Directorates-General (DGs) that can be likened to departments or ministries each headed by a Director-General who is responsible to a Commissioner. There is one member per member state, but members are bound by their oath of office to represent the general interest of the EU as a whole rather than their home state. The Commission President (currently Ursula von der Leyen) is proposed by the European Council (the 27 heads of state/governments) and elected by the European Parliament. The Council of the European Union then nominates the other members of the Commission in agreement with the nominated President, and the 27 members as a team are then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Claude Augé
Jean-Claude is a French masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Jean-Claude Ades, an Italian electronic music producer * Jean-Claude Alibert (died 2020), a French racing driver * Jean-Claude Amiot (born 1939), a French composer, music professor and conductor * Jean-Claude Andruet (born 1942), a retired French professional rally driver * Jean-Claude Bajeux (1931–2011), a professor and director of the Ecumenical Center for Human Rights in Port-au-Prince, Haiti * Jean-Claude Baker (1943–2015), a French-born American restaurateur * Jean-Claude Bastos de Morais (born 1967), a Swiss entrepreneur with strong connections to Angola * Jean-Claude Beaulieu (born 1944), a member of the National Assembly of France * Jean-Claude Bergeron (born 1968), a retired Canadian ice hockey goaltender * Jean-Claude Bertrand (born 1954), a retired French badminton player * Jean-Claude Biver (born 1949), the CEO, board member and minority shareholder of Hublot * Jean-Claude Blanc ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yahia Belaskri
Yahia Belaskri (born 1952) is an Algerian journalist, novelist and short story writer. He is the author of four novels and the recipient of two literary prizes. Early life Yahia Belaskri was born in 1952. Career Belaskri began working as a journalist for Radio France Internationale in 2004. Belaskri is the author of four novels. His second novel, ''Si tu cherches la pluie, elle vient d’en haut'', is about the Algerian Civil War of the 1990s. His third novel, ''Une longue nuit d’absence'', is about pro-republican Spaniards who emigrated to Algeria in 1939. His fourth novel, ''Les fils du jour'', is based on the immediate aftermath of the French conquest of Algeria of 1830-1847. Belasski won the ''prix Ouest-France - Etonnants voyageurs'' at the 2011 Étonnants voyageurs book festival in Saint-Malo for ''Si tu cherches la pluie, elle vient d’en haut''. In 2015, he won the ''Prix littéraire Beur FM Méditerranée'' from Beur FM Beur FM is a French local radio station cateri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Balta
Paul Balta (24 March 1929 – 27 January 2019) was a French journalist and writer. Biography After attending Lycée Louis-le-Grand, Balta decided to become a journalist. From 1970 to 1985, Balta specialized in the Middle East and Maghreb for ''Le Monde ''Le Monde'' (; ) is a French daily afternoon newspaper. It is the main publication of Le Monde Group and reported an average circulation of 323,039 copies per issue in 2009, about 40,000 of which were sold abroad. It has had its own website si ...''.Then, from 1987 to 1994, he directed the Center for Contemporary Oriental Studies at the New Sorbonne University Paris 3. Balta died on 27 January 2019. References French male journalists 1929 births 2019 deaths 20th-century French writers 21st-century French writers {{France-journalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheena Chraïbi
Sheena may refer to: People * Ringo Sheena (born 1978), Japanese singer *Shenna Bellows (born 1975), American politician *Sheena Belarmino (born 2005), Filipino singer and dancer * Sheena Easton (born 1959), Scottish actress and singer *Sheena Halili (born 1987), Filipino actress *Sheena Lawrick (born 1983), Canadian softball infielder *Sheena Liam (born 1991), Malaysian model * Sheena McDonald (born 1954), Scottish journalist and broadcaster *Sheena Sakai, contestant on ''America's Next Top Model'' * Sheena Shahabadi (born 1986), Indian actress Characters *Sheena, Queen of the Jungle, an American comic book character that first appeared in 1938 **''Sheena, Queen of the Jungle'', a 1950s television series based on the comics character ** ''Sheena'' (film), the 1984 film adaptation of the comics character ** ''Sheena'' (TV series), a 2000-2002 TV series based on the above character *Sheena Fujibayashi, a character in the role-playing game ''Tales of Symphonia'' *Strider Sheena, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florence Raut
Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany Regions of Italy, region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilancio demografico anno 2013, datISTAT/ref> Florence was a centre of Middle Ages, medieval European trade and finance and one of the wealthiest cities of that era. It is considered by many academics to have been the birthplace of the Renaissance, becoming a major artistic, cultural, commercial, political, economic and financial center. During this time, Florence rose to a position of enormous influence in Italy, Europe, and beyond. Its turbulent political history includes periods of rule by the powerful House of Medici, Medici family and numerous religious and republican revolutions. From 1865 to 1871 the city served as the capital of the Kingdom of Italy (established in 1861). The Florentine dialect forms the base of Italian language, Stan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odile Cazenave
Odile is a feminine given name of French origin, and may refer to: Characters * Odile, the evil black swan of ''Swan Lake'' * Odile de Caray, in the 1966 film '' Eye of the Devil'' * Odile, a principal character in the 1964 Jean-Luc Godard film '' Bande à part'' People *Odile of Cologne (c. 4th century), a saint of the Roman Catholic Church * Odile of Alsace (c. 662–c. 720), a saint of the Roman Catholic Church *Odile Bain (1939-2012), French parasitologist *Odile Baron Supervielle (1915-2016), Uruguayan-born Argentine writer and journalist *Odile Crick (1920–2007), British artist best known for her drawing of the DNA double helix *Odile Defraye (1888–1965), Belgian road-racing bicyclist * Odile Fanton d’Andon, French environmental researcher, CEO of the company ACRI-ST *Odile Gilbert (contemporary), French hairstylist *Odile Harington (born 1961), South African intelligence agent * Odile Jacob (contemporary), French scientist who studies the workings of the brain *Odile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michèle Guyot-Rose
Michele (), is an Italian male given name, akin to the English male name Michael. Michele (pronounced ), is also an English female given name that is derived from the French Michèle. It is a variant spelling of the more common (and identically pronounced) name Michelle. It can also be a surname. Both are ultimately derived from the Latin biblical archangel Michael, original Hebrew name מיכאל, meaning " Who is like God?". Men with the given name Michele * Michele (singer) (born 1944), Italian pop singer *Michele Abruzzo (1904–1996), Italian actor *Michele Alboreto (1956–2001), Italian Grand Prix racing driver *Michele Amari (1806–1889), Italian politician and historian * Michele Andreolo (1912–1981), Italian footballer * Michele Bianchi (1883–1930), Italian journalist and revolutionary * Michele Bravi (born 1994), Italian singer * Michele Cachia (1760–1839), Maltese architect and military engineer *Michele Canini (born 1985), Italian footballer *Michele Dell'O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Éric Fottorino
Éric Fottorino (born 26 August 1960, in Nice), is a French journalist and writer. He is the winner of the Prix Femina, 2007, for ''Baisers de cinéma''. After having been a reporter for the daily newspaper ''Le Monde'', then becoming editor-in-chief and executive editor, he was appointed president of the directory group of the La Vie-Le Monde group in January 2008. He was removed from this latter office in December 2010. Biography His biological father, Maurice Maman, was of Moroccan-Jewish origin and was a gynecology student when he met his mother. The ultra-Catholic family of his mother, Monique Charbrerie, was opposed to their marriage. The young Eric was raised without his father. When he was 9, his mother married Michael Fottorino, a physiotherapist. It's at this time that he took the name of Eric Fottorino. It was only years later that he managed to contact his biological father. In 1984, after studies at the Faculty of Law at the University of La Rochelle and then at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Solé
Robert Solé (born 1946) is a French journalist and novelist of Egyptian origin. Born in Cairo in 1946, Solé moved to France at the age of 18. He has served as ombudsman of the Parisian newspaper ''Le Monde ''Le Monde'' (; ) is a French daily afternoon newspaper. It is the main publication of Le Monde Group and reported an average circulation of 323,039 copies per issue in 2009, about 40,000 of which were sold abroad. It has had its own website si ...''. His works of fiction include ''Le Tarbouche'' (winner of the Prix Mediterranée in 1992) and ''La Mamelouka''. External links Official website 1946 births Living people Journalists from Cairo 20th-century French novelists 21st-century French novelists Levantine-Egyptians French male novelists 20th-century French male writers 21st-century French male writers French male non-fiction writers {{Egypt-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olivier Weber
Olivier Weber (born 1958) is a French writer, novelist and reporter at large, known primarily for his coverage of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He has been a war correspondent for twenty-five years, especially in Central Asia, Africa, Middle-East and Iraq. He is an assistant professor at the Institut d'études politiques de Paris, president of the Prize Joseph Kessel and today ambassador of France at large. Weber has won several national and international awards of literature and journalism, in particular for his stories on Afghanistan and for his books on wars. His novels, travels writing books and essays have been translated in a dozen of languages. Biography Weber, born in 1958 in Montluçon, studied economics and anthropology at the University of San Francisco, University of Paris Sorbonne, University of Nice (PhD) and at the National Institute of Oriental Languages and Civilizations (Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales, INALCO). He won the Albert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
