Culture. Serge Airoldi won the Jules-Rimet Sport and Literature Prize thanks to “The Test”. This novel, published by Inculte-Dernière margine, tells the story of an Italian, a force of nature, who wanted to participate in the marathon of the first Olympic Games. He traveled between Milan and Athens, running 70 kilometers per day. For nothing: his registration was refused.
« It’s the story of a singular charactersummarized Denis Jeambar, president of the jury. The description of his journey is very poetic. With this book, it is a journey that we undertake “. The author, Serge Airoldi, declared himself “delighted” and “touched”: “ A Prize is not something trivialdid he declare. This story is real, but it’s a book about failure “. Serge Airoldi, who took several years to complete his book, also confided that at the start of writing he had “lost” his texts: “I had given up, and a friend searched through my computer, – he said. And finally he found the trace in the cloud…”
The awards ceremony for this 12th 2023 edition of the Jules-Rimet Prize was held on Thursday November 23, 2023, at the Trinquet de la Cavalerie, in Paris. It was Renaud Leblond, president of the Jules-Rimet Association, and Denis Jeambar who presented the winner with a check for 3,000 euros, as well as the traditional jersey of Red Star, a Parisian club founded by Jules Rimet, who also created the Men’s Football World Cup. Philippe Diallo, president of the French Football Federation, attended this awards ceremony. At the same time, Julien Legalle received the jury’s favorite prize for “Writers and Sport” (Éditions du Volcan).
The books selected for the 12th Jules-Rimet Prize L’Épreuve, by Serge Airoldi (Éditions Inculte) Les Forces de la route, by Etienne Bonamy (Éditions En Exergue) Boxer comme Gratien, by Didier Castino (Éditions Les Avrils) Alpinistes by Mao, by Cédric Gras (Éditions Stock) Le Récit du combat, by Luc Lang (Éditions Stock) Writers and sport, by Julien Legalle (Éditions du Volcan)
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