French-Iranian writer Négar Djavadi wins the Albertine Prize for “Disoriental”. Image: Facebook/Albertine Books in French and English
A multi-generational novel set in France and Iran has won a $10,000 prize for best French fiction translated into English.
Négar Djavadi’s “Disoriental” received the Albertine Prize, voted upon by readers and presented by the Van Cleef & Arpels and the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in Manhattan.
At a ceremony Wednesday night at the embassy, honorary prize chair Lydia Davis praised “Disoriental” as a “richly layered” narrative.
Djavadi will receive $8,000 and translator Tina Kover $2,000. “Disoriental” was a National Book Award finalist last fall for best translated literature.
Three translated books for young people also were honored Wednesday: Benedicte Guettier’s “The Lonely Little Ghost”, Chen Jiang Hong’s “The Tiger Prince” and Anne-Fleur Drillon’s and Eric Puybaret’s “Cloud Chaser”. CC
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