The Brive Book Fair 2024 promises to be an exciting occasion to celebrate its 42nd edition.
In all, some 450 authors will be gathered around Jérôme Garcin, Chairman of the Fair.
Rébecca Dautremer and Emmanuel Lepage will be the special guests for young people and comics.
And as every year, the Foire de Brive will be welcoming authors who have made a name for themselves this autumn and who have been shortlisted for the major autumn prizes, including Gaël Faye, Miguel Bonnefoy, Sandrine Collette, Kamel Daoud, Thibault de Montaigu, Maylis de Kerangal, Philippe Jaenada, Étienne Kern, Emmanuelle Lambert, Carole Martinez, Olivier Norek, Jean-Noël Orengo...
Not-to-be-missed authors
The list of authors is not yet complete, but we look forward to welcoming back regulars such as Jacques Attali, Franck Bouysse, Christian Signol, Amélie Nothomb, Laure Adler, Douglas Kennedy, Bernard Werber and David Foenkinos, Baptiste Beaulieu, Michel Bussi, Mélissa Da Costa, Raphaëlle Giordano, Laure Manel, Hervé Le Tellier, Véronique Olmi, Marie Pavlenko, Valérie Perrin, Mazarine Pingeot, Carène Ponte, Isabelle Sorente, Sophie Tal Men, Maud Ventura, Alice Zeniter......
Writers in the running for the autumn literary prizes
- Among the French authors who have confirmed their attendance at the Book Fair are many of those shortlisted for the major autumn literary prizes: Gaël Faye, Miguel Bonnefoy, Sandrine Collette, Kamel Daoud, Thibault de Montaigu, Maylis de Kerangal, Philippe Jaenada, Étienne Kern, Emmanuelle Lambert, Carole Martinez, Olivier Norek, Jean-Noël Orengo...
French academics:
- Antoine Compagnon, Dany Laferrière, Jean-Christophe Rufin and François Sureau
Politicians
- Roselyne Bachelot, Jean-Louis Debré, Sébastien Lecornu...
Other public figures
- Luana Belmondo, Michel Cymes, comedians François Morel and Alice Pol, journalists Maïtena Biraben, Victor Castanet, Michel Denisot, Olivia de Lamberterie, Sophie Fontanel, Patricia Tourancheau, Valérie Trierweiler...
Children's authors
There will also be a strong line-up of children's authors this year, including Manon Fargetton, Alex Vizorek, Antoon Krings, Susie Morgenstern and Gaël Aymon.
Comic book authors
Among the comic book guests, alongsideEmmanuel Lepage, Edmond Baudoin will be present to celebrate the anniversary of Futuropolis. Romain Renard and Marie Bardeaux-Vaïente will also be among the guests, as will Toan and Yoann Vornière, who will be putting manga in the spotlight.
Practical information
You can find the full list of authors attending the event, together with their biographical and bibliographical details, on the website: foiredulivredebrive.net.
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