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Les Fugitives
Les Fugitives is a London-based independent publisher. They principally publish short works by Francophone female authors that have previously not been published in English translation. Their titles have won many awards and include: * ''Suite for Barbara Loden'' by Nathalie Léger Translated by Natasha Lehrer and Cécile Menon. Winner of the Scott Moncrieff Prize 2016, shortlisted for the French-American Foundation Translation Prize 2017 and longlisted for the Albertine Prize 2017. * ''Eve Out of Her Ruins'' by Ananda Devi Translated by Jeffrey Zuckerman. Winner of the Prix des cinq continents de la Francophonie 2006 and winner of the CLMP Firecracker Award in Fiction 2017. Finalist for the inaugural TA First Translation Prize 2018, the Albertine Prize 2017, and the Best Translated Book Award 2017. * ''Blue Self-Portrait'' by Noémi Lefebvre Translated by Sophie Lewis. Shortlisted for the Republic of Consciousness Prize for Small Presses 2018 and for the Scott Moncrieff Prize 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francophone
French became an international language in the Middle Ages, when the power of the Kingdom of France made it the second international language, alongside Latin. This status continued to grow into the 18th century, by which time French was the language of European diplomacy and international relations. According to the 2022 report of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), 409 million people speak French. The OIF states that despite a decline in the number of learners of French in Europe, the overall number of speakers is rising, largely because of its presence in African countries: of the 212 million who use French daily, 54.7% are living in Africa. The OIF figures have been contested as being inflated due to the methodology used and its overly broad definition of the word francophone. According to the authors of a 2017 book on the world distribution of the French language, a credible estimate of the number of "francophones réels" (real francophones), that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
