Bienvenue FrancoFest / Newmag invites you to the elegant festival of Francophone literature and culture (big announcement)

The main event of this festival and year, the most famous and prestigious literary award of the Francophone world, is coming to Armenia. The official start of Goncourt Armenia will be given to FrancoFest. This is a historic day for Armenian literary life, and this cultural event was made possible by the joint efforts of newmag, the French Institute and the UFAR.

On that occasion, the delegates of the Goncourt Academy will arrive in Yerevan: the chief delegate François Rossino and the member of the jury of the Goncourt Prize, the famous French writer and philosopher Pascal Bruckner.

At the Francophone festival, the publishing house will present 5 new French books. Two exclusive memoirs: "Life through the Eyes of Charles" and "Missak Manouchian: Through the Eyes of an Eyewitness", 2 francophone bestsellers: "The Enemy's Cosmetique" by Amélie Nothomb, "Happiness Hanging by a Thread" by Agnès Martin-Lugand. The presentation of the sensational novel "The Most Secret Memory of Men" by the Senegalese Mohamed Mbougar Sarr, who won the Goncourt Prize, will also take place.

 You will also enjoy music at the festival: a classical concert and an evening of original songs, a theater performance and a screening of a documentary film. Panel discussions about Armenian-French love, closeness and cultural ties.

Join us on October 12 at the Congress Hotel, from noon until late evening. Admission is free, and enjoy discounts of up to 40% on all books from our publishing house!

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Partners 

·       Embassy of France in Armenia, 

·       French Institute 

·       French University of Armenia

·       Aznavour Foundation

Sponsors

·       AUF

·       Infinity Travel Armenia by Luxury Voyage

Media Partners  

·       Courrier d'Erevan,

·       Nouvelles d'Arménie