The Art of Losing (book)

The Art of Losing (original French title: L'Art de perdre) is a 2017 novel by Alice Zeniter, translated from French to English by Frank Wynne, which won the International Dublin Literary Award in 2022.[1][2][3][4][5] The novel demystifies the Algerian War.[6] It is Zeniter's fifth book and the second translated in English. The Art of Losing is also the recipient of the 2017 Prix Goncourt des Lycéens,[7][8] Porte Dorée Literary Prize[9] and Le Monde’s Literary Prize.[10][11]

References
  1. "The Art of Losing". International Dublin Literary Award. 9 November 2021. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
  2. "The Art of Losing wins €100,000 Dublin Literary Award". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
  3. Schillinger, Liesl (19 March 2021). "'The Art of Losing' Review: Past Imperfect". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
  4. Mills, David. "The Sunday Times pick of the best translated fiction for February 2021". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
  5. Art of Losing, by By Alice Zeniter. | Booklist Online.
  6. Schillinger, Liesl (19 March 2021). "'The Art of Losing' Review: Past Imperfect". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
  7. "Alice Zeniter décroche le Prix Goncourt des lycéens 2017 avec «L'art de perdre»". RFI (in French). 2017-11-16. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
  8. "Ouf, une femme a remporté un prix littéraire cette année. C'était pas gagné". Le HuffPost (in French). 2017-11-16. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
  9. "Alice Zeniter lauréate du Prix littéraire de la Porte Dorée 2010". Palais de la Porte Dorée (in French). Retrieved 2022-10-21.
  10. "History Lessons: Alice Zeniter's 'The Art of Losing'". Observer. 2021-03-26. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
  11. "Alice Zeniter: Writing the Silence of a History Without Heroes". France-Amérique. 2021-05-06. Retrieved 2022-10-21.



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