Literary authors Anne-Sophie Subilia and Élise Lespade receive recognition

Several authors are receiving recognition in the French-speaking literary scene. Anne-Sophie Subilia, a novelist from Lausanne, has been included in the first selection for the Prix Médicis with her second novel, ‘Glissando’, published by Éditions Zoé. The work explores themes of intimacy and the domestic life of its protagonist.

In France, Élise Lespade has released her debut novel, ‘Paradisi Gloria’, through Éditions Le Cercle Ouvert. The 784-page choral novel, which follows the Bromberg family through various traumas and secrets, was awarded the 2026 Prix Stanislas du premier roman at the Le Livre sur la Place festival in Nancy.