Publisher Pulls Novel from Prix Méditerranée Over Ties to Perpignan's Far-Right City Hall
Éditions de l'Antilope has asked for Serge Airoldi's novel Signora Sarfatti to be withdrawn from the 2027 prize's selection, citing the prize's connection to Perpignan's Rassemblement National-run municipality.
Éditions de l'Antilope has requested the withdrawal of Serge Airoldi's novel Signora Sarfatti from the preselection for the 2027 Prix Méditerranée, according to Livres Hebdo. The publisher's objection concerns the prize's link to the city of Perpignan, whose municipal government is held by the Rassemblement National.
Livres Hebdo's report does not detail the exact nature of the prize's institutional ties to the city hall, nor does it quote the publisher's letter beyond the fact of the withdrawal request. No response from the Prix Méditerranée's organizers or from the Perpignan municipality is mentioned in the available report.
The move places Éditions de l'Antilope among a number of independent publishers and cultural figures in France who have, in various contexts, said they would decline association with institutions run by Rassemblement National-led municipalities since the party's gains in local elections. No further detail on the novel itself, its subject, or its publication date is available in the source material.
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