In fact, Lin Han has no memory of this award at all in his head. He has never expected that his works will make a big breakthrough in the literary award. After all, science fiction novels have a subject matter disadvantage when judging awards.
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The most read and popular novels receive the attention of the Prix Goncourt.
At around ten o'clock in the evening, in Ganlu Hutong, Gulou West Street, Xicheng District, a large number of reporters carrying long guns and short cannons squatted here, waiting for the people inside.
Before the young reporter could spray toilet water on his arms and neck, he saw a group of people pushing open the glass door of the hot pot restaurant and walking out. He didn't care anymore, just took his camera and rushed over with the reporters!
That's probably it. Lin Han shrugged. He looked at the news that had just been released. France's Goncourt Prize announced the preliminary shortlist. There were a total of fifteen preliminary works, which retained a lot of surprises.
Of course, like the Nobel Prize for Literature, they also missed some good writers, such as Louis Ferdinand Céline, but the Goncourt Prize eventually became a literary award with reference value. After more than a hundred years With years of development, it has become the most popular, well-known and persuasive in France!
Xu Jiayan sat on a chair and responded jokingly: "They are interviewing you, not me. Besides, who pushed me to the front?"
Each year, 10 judges select the best newcomer's work from the novels published that year, and the initial reward is 5,000 gold francs. The Goncourt Prize has been selected since 1903. Every year, members of the jury gather at the Hotel Drouant in Paris for the final selection and announcement of the results. Reporters gather outside.
So this is not only a literary success, but it will also become a commercial success!
"You've just joined the industry, right? Bring the toilet water. You didn't even prepare anything when you came out to shoot news like this."
With a snap, a mosquito was swatted flat, and the freshly sucked blood in the stomach remained on the palm of the hand. The somewhat thin reporter couldn't help but muttered: "Why hasn't anyone come out yet? There's no way I can see it through the window." No one could be photographed.”
Lin Han originally thought that after pushing Xu Jiayan out as a shield, he would be able to relax, but he didn't know that this cheap cover-up was immediately seen through by reporters.
This is why Lin Han's nomination will trigger a major response in China. He has become the first Chinese writer to be nominated for the Goncourt Literary Prize in its century-old history!
Those who were responsible for selecting the Goncourt Literary Prize for the first time were all famous figures in the history of literature, including Flaubert (author of Madame Bovary), Zola (author of the Rougon-Macquart family), Daudet (the last Of course, it goes without saying that the founders, the Goncourt brothers, are also famous naturalistic novelists in France!
Chen Jiaxuan handed him the phone and said, "You must be a little drunk. You don't usually talk so much."
For those in their profession, it is normal to stay outside for a long time, and patience is essential. However, mosquito bites, hot temperatures and growling stomachs all make reporters annoyed.
"Okay, okay, I admit it's me." Lin Han made a gesture of surrender, "I have to see what's going on in the news today. I accidentally got a nomination again. It seems pretty awesome. Being treated like this Many reporters are concerned.”
There are many, among which the Goncourt Literary Prize, the French Academy Novel Prize, the Femina Literary Prize, the Medici Literary Prize and the Alliance Literary Prize are the most important and eye-catching literary prizes in France!
From the Middle Ages to modern times, many literary masters have emerged in the French literary world in every century, and a large number of outstanding literary works have been handed down!
Returning to the store, Lin Han arranged his clothes, then walked up to Xu Jiayan and said jokingly: "Brother Jiayan, you are not upright, you actually left me and ran away alone."
Xu Jiayan was confused. He was very conscious and had no idea what was going on. Was he not worthy of being interviewed by reporters
Lin Han waved his hand nonchalantly, "We have always been imitated and never surpassed. Since we have decided to release it on the same schedule, it must be competition. We have never been afraid of competition."
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He thought the reporters were asking about the completion of "The Matrix" and its Spring Festival release date, but he didn't know that the question one of the reporters asked was not at all like this!
France has more than 2,000 literary awards, large and small, including official and private awards, some run by publishing houses and bookstores, some awarded to adults and students, and some awarded to French people and foreign countries. human.
The Goncourt Literary Prize is open to French-language novels published in France that year, so many writers are directly disqualified from the award because their works have not been translated into French.
Xu Jiayan, who was being left out, couldn't help but pout when he heard this. He simply turned around and returned to the hotpot restaurant, leaving Lin Han standing alone outside to deal with reporters. He was so willful. Who made Lin Han want to sacrifice him just now? of!
"Okay, okay, what do you want to ask about "The Matrix"?" Lin Han said helplessly, "I'll try my best to answer."
"Then The Matrix is finished and scheduled today, but another movie is scheduled to be released on New Year's Day. Will there be competition between the two of you?"
"Is it possible to predict the box office of your two movies? After all, "The Monkey King" has a very strong lineup."
Mosquitoes were buzzing around the reporters' ears, and they would be bitten if they didn't pay attention.
French literature is rich and diverse and occupies an important position on the stage of world literature.
"Teacher Lin, do you have any opinion on your novel "Hyperion" being shortlisted for the French Goncourt Prize?"
He has always paid more attention to awards related to science fiction, which is his home base, such as the Hugo Award, Nebula Award, etc.!
Accepting interviews with reporters was not his strong point, so he gave the opportunity to Xu Jiayan.
"I think you have to find a specialized agency to predict this matter. I definitely hope that my movie can make a difference at the box office, and I also hope that the audience will like it."
When did my charm decline so much that it didn’t matter to reporters anymore
Today, with the rapid development of electronic reading, in France, the kingdom of literature, paper books with the smell of ink are still favored by readers.
The Goncourt Prize has made very good choices, such as Proust, Malraux, and Romain Galli.
Journalists are not satisfied with this. What they want to see is breaking news, so someone asked: "Someone commented that your book did not have any literary value before. Now that it has been nominated for the Goncourt Prize, does it overturn it?" What about this statement?"
Lin Han was very cooperative with every question and answer, but he had been thinking of retreating for a long time, but he was surrounded!
French people love reading. In cafes, in subway cars, on chairs in the park, on airplane seats, their elegant, leisurely or lazy reading is a common sight in France.
"Any literature has its own value. That statement is inherently wrong, so how can it be overturned?"
Not to mention France, there are countless types of literary awards in China. Lin Han can't remember them at all. How can he remember France alone
This question made Lin Han a little stunned. He didn't know about it at all. No one told him when he was eating, so he shook his head subconsciously: "I only know about it now, thank you." Please tell me, whether it’s true or not, it’s an honor to be selected for the Prix Goncourt, and it’s something every writer should be proud of!”
The winning works of the Goncourt Literary Prize usually sell between 250,000 and 800,000 copies, bringing generous returns to the authors in addition to fame. The winning works released every year have become the best choice for French people's Christmas gifts.
Lin Han pulled Xu Jiayan beside him to block him in front. He shook his head and planned to evacuate. He sold Xu Jiayan in the spirit of a dead Taoist friend but a poor Taoist.
Just when Xu Jiayan coughed twice and was about to deal with the reporter, he found that the reporter in front of him ignored him and continued to chase Lin Han!
The people inside enjoyed spicy food and drank spicy food, but they could only eat some bread and drink some mineral water to cope. They felt very unbalanced!
The person who walked out now was none other than Lin Han, Xu Jiayan and his group. They were all a little tipsy. They had just been toasted by a group of people at the hot pot table. Although they only drank some beer, they couldn't stand the crowd.
Fortunately, Chen Jiaxuan saw that Xu Jiayan had just come back alone. She was worried and went out to take a look. When she found that Lin Han was surrounded by reporters, she asked staff to immediately rescue the siege, allowing Lin Han to escape successfully.
In memory of his younger brother Jules de Goncourt, who died young, the French writer Edmond de Goncourt founded the Goncourt Academy, the Goncourt Literary Prize Selection Committee, to award this award.
A series of news had happened before, and reporters would be in trouble if they still couldn't find the place where the Matrix crew met for dinner. After all, there was no way a hundred or so people could hide.
After finally coming out of the wine table, Lin Han planned to breathe some fresh air, but he didn't know that he would be surrounded by reporters!
This means that a Chinese writer has won another award after the Nobel Prize for Literature, the International Hans Christian Andersen Award, and the Hugo Award, which is a very significant breakthrough.
A middle-aged reporter handed over his Liushen toilet water and said, "I guess you're the only one who doesn't have a tip. It's said that The Matrix has booked a super box at KTV, and it's almost time to come out now."
The Goncourt Prize for which "Hyperion" has been shortlisted is quite authoritative around the world. This literary prize with a prize of only 10 euros has a very long history.
At present, although the 5,000 gold francs have long been exhausted and the prize has become a symbolic 10 euros, the Goncourt Prize has become more and more famous and has become the most influential literary award in France, far more important than the Académie Française. Novel Award!