A weekend of music meets words
The Prix de la Ville de Deauville Livres & Musiques 2026 was awarded to Agnès Desarthe for her novel L'oreille absolue (Éditions de L'Olivier), in the presence of Philippe Augier, Mayor of Deauville and President of the Franciscaines, Jérôme Garcin, President of the Livres & Musiques Festival jury, and Philippe Normand, Cultural Advisor to the Franciscaines and Artistic Director of the Festival.
The high point of a weekend rich in emotion, the award was followed by an exceptional musical reading of the winning book, conceived by Anne-Marie Philipe and Léonor de Récondo: a sensitive tribute to the vocation of the Prize, to let the singular voice of a writer inspired by music be heard.
L'oreille absolue is a spellbinding polyphonic tale, in which destinies intertwine to the rhythm of a town band. Crossed by childhood impulses, human frailties and the invisible force of music, the novel explores the tenuous thread that connects people to the point of shaking their most intimate balances.
Since 2004, this Prize has embodied the natural dialogue between literature and music, two pillars of Deauville's cultural life, now supported by Les Franciscaines.
For four days, Les Franciscaines vibrated to the rhythm of literary encounters, musical readings, book signings and concerts... An edition carried by emotion, sharing and creation.
Les Franciscaines warmly thanks the members of the jury and all its partners for their loyal commitment to contemporary creation.
Today's programme:
| 10:30 a.m. > 6:30 p.m. |
| Upcoming exhibitions
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| 10:30 a.m. > 6:30 p.m. |
| André Hambourg Collection
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| 10:30 a.m. > 6:30 p.m. |
| Upcoming exhibitions
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| 4:30 pm (Saturday) and 11:30 am (Sunday) |
| Visit of les Franciscaines
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| 7pm & 9pm |
| Visit of les Franciscaines
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