Quebecer Audrée Wilhelmy wins Ouest-France Astonishing Travelers award

Born in Cap-Rouge in Quebec in 1985, Audrée Wilhelmy quickly stood up for his organic writing and his taste for the question of taboos.

My universe is not subject to our laws or those of a particular timehe told the press in 2018.

Sa White resinnovelist’s offer the captivating story of a unique love story, between two marginalized creatures: a ferocious child, Daã, and an albino, Laure, in the middle of the taiga.

The Ouest-France Étonnants Voyageurs prize, accompanied by a grant of 2,000 euros (2,700 Canadian dollars), is awarded each year by a jury of ten young readers aged 15 to 20, selected based on a letter of motivation after a first choice of an adult jury.

Across the sea at A dacha in the Gulf rewarded

The price of Sailorsawarded to the author of a recent book with maritime characters, was awarded to Irishman Paul Lynch for Across the sea.

The Nicolas Bouvier award, as a tribute to the late travel writer, who joined the Étonnants Voyageurs festival in its early years, goes to Spanish journalist Emilio Sanchez Mediavilla for A dacha in the Gulfwhere the author recounts his two years spent in Bahrain.

The Joseph Kessel Prize was awarded Wednesday to Patrick Deville for Fenua.

32 candles for the celebration of Amazing Travelers

One hundred and fifty authors are participating in the 32nd year of the festival, on the theme of re -attract the world.

This is the first edition organized to the public since the death of its founder, writer Michel Le Bris, in January 2021. His daughter Mélani Le Bris is currently directing the festival.

Created in 1990, the Étonnants Voyageurs literature and film festival has had several international versions, including Haifa (Israel) in 2008 and Brazzaville (Congo) in 2013. In previous editions in Saint-Malo, the event was hired up to 60,000 people, according to the organizing team.