2 November 2022

Announcement of Results of the 2021 Proustian Pastiche Competition

Proustian Pastiche Competition 2021

Announcement of results

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Following the jury's deliberations, the Société des amis de Marcel Proust et des amis de Combray is pleased to announce the results of the third edition of the Proustian pastiche competition. Congratulations to the winners, and a big thank you to all the participants!

The winning texts, as well as those commended (i.e. having received at least two votes out of six), are:

Category "under 5,000 characters"

1st prize – « le messenger de Proust » by Willem Hardouin ;

2nd prize – « Comme d'habitude » by François Lemaire ;

3rd prize – « La ville, le nom » by Guillaume Morault ;

Commended text - « Lettre apocryphe de Proust au docteur Doyen » by Christophe Crocombette ;

Commended text - « Lettre de l'au-delà » by Sandrine Durieu ;

Commended text - « Portrait du jeune homme en tempête » by Marie Marcon ;

Commended text - « Un ascétisme mondain » by Sébastien Michalski ;


Category "over 5,000 characters"

1st prize – « Du côté de la Raspelière » by Arthur Morisseau ;

2nd prize – « Le salon Verdurin en distanciel » by Florian-Pierre Zanardi ;

3rd prize – « Fin de saison à Balbec » by Frédérique Bertrand ;

Commended text - « Les travaux d'Hercule » by Yannick Boulay ;

Commended text - « Le bal de débutants » by Patricia Brochier ;

Commended text - « La période bleue de Marcel P. » by Emanuel Dupont ;

Commended text - « Un dîner au Touquet » by Maryan Guisy ;

Commended text - « Un jour d'automne à Versailles » by Thierry Joffredo ;

Commended text - « L'affaire de l'écriture inclusive » by Catherine Le Gallen ;

Commended text - « Comment ! Les Verdurin font chambre commune ! » by Joëlle Mercier ;

Category under 19

No prize was awarded in this category, as the number of entries received did not allow the jury to reach a decision.

The Winning and Commended Texts Published in a Paperback!

The texts that received the jury's votes, both winning and commended, are collected in a paperback available for sale from the association's shop.

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