On Friday 28 March, MMLL students Anjola Adesina and Ava Rourke, accompanied by Professor Christophe Gagne and Dr. Emilia Wilton-Godberfforde, joined attendees from fourteen other British universities for the final selection and prize giving of the 2025 Choix Goncourt UK. This is the sixth year that the prize has been given. This time the shortlisted authors and works of the prestigious Acad茅mie Goncourt were Houris by Kamel Daoud, Jacaranda by Ga毛l Faye, Archipels by H茅l猫ne Gaudy, Madelaine avant l鈥檃ube by Sandrine Collette. After the students' discussion and selection, this year's prize went to Ga毛l Faye.
A celebratory reception was held at the Residence de France with听French Ambassador to the United Kingdom H茅l猫ne Duch锚ne. To watch a video featuring MMLL's Professor Christophe Gagne and Ava Rourke听.
This year's Choix Goncourt UK was a collaboration between the Higher Education, Research and Innovation Department at the French Embassy, the Maison Fran莽aise d鈥橭xford, the Institut fran莽ais du Royaume-Uni and the French bookshop La Page with the support of the Acad茅mie Goncourt.
