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Sébastien Lapaque wins the Académie française Grand Prix du Roman
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Sébastien Lapaque received the Grand Prix du Roman of the Académie française on October 29, 2026, for his book Le Rappel des oiseaux. The novel depicts Saint Francis of Assisi delivering a discourse to the birds.
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- Reporting« Le Rappel des oiseaux » de Sébastien Lapaque, grand prix du roman de l’Académie française : un chant qui sauve le monde
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