{"id":49197,"date":"2026-10-14T11:08:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T09:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/institutfrancais.nl\/detours-nathacha-appanah-aux-pays-bas\/"},"modified":"2026-10-14T12:03:32","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T10:03:32","slug":"detours-nathacha-appanah-aux-pays-bas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/institutfrancais.nl\/nl\/detours-nathacha-appanah-aux-pays-bas\/","title":{"rendered":"D\u00e9tour(s): Nathacha Appanah in Nederland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Presentatie<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Het Institut fran\u00e7ais NL verwelkomt de Franstalige schrijver Nathacha Appanah, winnaar van de <strong>Choix Goncourt Nederland 2025<\/strong> voor haar roman <em>\u2018La nuit au c\u0153ur\u2019<\/em> (&#8216;De nacht in het hart&#8217;), in Nederland.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>De Choix Goncourt des Pays-Bas, die al vijf jaar door het Institut fran\u00e7ais NL wordt georganiseerd onder auspici\u00ebn van de <a href=\"https:\/\/www.academiegoncourt.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Acad\u00e9mie Goncourt<\/a>, biedt studenten van verschillende Nederlandse universiteiten en instellingen voor hoger onderwijs de mogelijkheid om de vier finalisten van de Prix Goncourt te lezen, erover te discussi\u00ebren en hun eigen winnaar te kiezen. Voor deze vijfde editie namen bijna tachtig studenten van negen instellingen deel aan het programma. Op 13 maart 2026 koos de jury, bestaande uit&nbsp; studenten, \u2018La nuit au c\u0153ur\u2019 als winnaar uit de vijftien finalisten van de Prix Goncourt 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:50.00000%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/institutfrancais.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/33-1024x576.png?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/institutfrancais.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/33-1024x576.png?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/institutfrancais.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/33-1024x576.png?strip=info&#038;w=1200&#038;ssl=1 1200w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/institutfrancais.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/33-1024x576.png?strip=info&#038;w=1500&#038;ssl=1 1500w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/institutfrancais.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/33-1024x576.png?strip=info&#038;w=1800&#038;ssl=1 1800w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/institutfrancais.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/33-1024x576.png?strip=info&#038;w=1920&#038;ssl=1 1920w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"1080\" data-id=\"49240\" data-link=\"https:\/\/institutfrancais.nl\/detours-nathacha-appanah-aux-pays-bas\/33-2\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/institutfrancais.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/33-1024x576.png\" data-width=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/institutfrancais.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/33-1024x576.png?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:50.00000%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/institutfrancais.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/34-1024x576.png?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/institutfrancais.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/34-1024x576.png?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/institutfrancais.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/34-1024x576.png?strip=info&#038;w=1200&#038;ssl=1 1200w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/institutfrancais.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/34-1024x576.png?strip=info&#038;w=1500&#038;ssl=1 1500w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/institutfrancais.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/34-1024x576.png?strip=info&#038;w=1800&#038;ssl=1 1800w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/institutfrancais.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/34-1024x576.png?strip=info&#038;w=1920&#038;ssl=1 1920w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"1080\" data-id=\"49242\" data-link=\"https:\/\/institutfrancais.nl\/detours-nathacha-appanah-aux-pays-bas\/attachment\/34\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/institutfrancais.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/34-1024x576.png\" data-width=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/institutfrancais.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/34-1024x576.png?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/institutfrancais.nl\/nl\/le-choix-goncourt-nederland-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ons artikel over deze vijfde editie<\/a> bevat nog meer informatie over de Choix Goncourt Nederland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ter gelegenheid van haar bezoek aan de <a href=\"https:\/\/www.universiteitleiden.nl\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Universiteit Leiden<\/a> zal <strong>Nathacha Appanah&nbsp;op 6 november 2026&nbsp;de studenten ontmoeten die hebben deelgenomen aan de de Choix Goncourt des Pays-Bas<\/strong>. Deze ontmoeting biedt de studenten de gelegenheid om rechtstreeks met de schrijfster van gedachten te wisselen over <em>\u2018La nuit au c\u0153ur<\/em>\u2019, hun interpretatie van de roman te delen en terug te blikken op de redenen voor hun keuze.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:63.95090%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/institutfrancais.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/01025393-1024x768.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/institutfrancais.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/01025393-1024x768.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/institutfrancais.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/01025393-1024x768.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1200&#038;ssl=1 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src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/institutfrancais.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/01025406-1024x768.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:26.50377%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/institutfrancais.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/01025414-768x1024.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/institutfrancais.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/01025414-768x1024.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/institutfrancais.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/01025414-768x1024.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1200&#038;ssl=1 1200w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/institutfrancais.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/01025414-768x1024.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1500&#038;ssl=1 1500w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/institutfrancais.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/01025414-768x1024.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1800&#038;ssl=1 1800w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/institutfrancais.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/01025414-768x1024.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1920&#038;ssl=1 1920w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"2560\" data-id=\"49253\" data-link=\"https:\/\/institutfrancais.nl\/detours-nathacha-appanah-aux-pays-bas\/attachment\/01025414\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/institutfrancais.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/01025414-768x1024.jpg\" data-width=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/institutfrancais.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/01025414-768x1024.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><em>Op 13 maart 2026 kwamen de studenten van de Choix Goncourt des Pays-Bas bijeen in de OBA om te debatteren en van gedachten te wisselen, waarna ze de Choix Goncourt des Pays-Bas toekenden aan Nathacha Appanah. \u00a9 Lina FARIK \u2013 Institut fran\u00e7ais NL\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Amsterdam zal ze ook deelnemen aan een bijeenkomst georganiseerd door de <a href=\"https:\/\/www.letempsretrouve.nl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Franse boekhandel Le Temps Retrouv\u00e9<\/a>, partner van de Choix Goncourt Nederland. Ze zal met het Franstalige publiek in gesprek gaan over \u2018La nuit au c\u0153ur\u2019 en haar oeuvre.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-if-dark-blue-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.nl\/e\/billets-nathacha-appanah-un-entretien-avec-pierre-pascal-bruneau-2002665271738\" style=\"border-radius:100px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Schrijf je in voor de ontmoeting in Amsterdam<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Op 7 november&nbsp;neemt Nathacha Appanah deel aan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crossingborder.nl\/en\/events\/Nathacha-Appanah\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Crossing Border<\/a>, het internationale literatuur- en muziekfestival dat jaarlijks in Den Haag wordt georganiseerd. Het festival brengt internationale schrijvers en kunstenaars samen en organiseert ontmoetingen rond hun werk en hun nieuwe publicaties.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ze zal in het Engels in gesprek gaan met journalist en schrijver Rachel Rumai Diaz over \u2018De nacht in het hart\u2019, de Nederlandse vertaling van \u2018La nuit au c\u0153ur\u2019, die eind september in Nederland is verschenen. Tijdens het gesprek zal er onder meer aandacht worden besteed aan huiselijk geweld en femicide, die centraal staan in het boek, alsmede aan de persoonlijke dimensie van het verhaal.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-if-dark-blue-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.crossingborder.nl\/en\/events\/Nathacha-Appanah\" style=\"border-radius:100px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Schrijf je in voor de ontmoeting in Den Haag<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018La nuit au c\u0153ur\u2019, dat in 2025 in Frankrijk bij <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gallimard.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">uitgeverij Gallimard <\/a>verscheen, verweeft de verhalen van drie vrouwen die te maken krijgen met geweld door hun partner. Toen Nathacha Appanah in 2021 hoorde van de dood van Chahinez, die door haar man in de buurt van Bordeaux levend werd verbrand, blikte ze terug op haar eigen ervaringen met huiselijk geweld en op het verhaal van haar nicht Emma, die in 2000 op Mauritius door haar man werd vermoord. Aan de hand van deze drie verhalen probeert de auteur inzicht te krijgen in de mechanismen van manipulatie en huiselijk geweld, evenals in het zwijgen en de geheimen die daarmee gepaard gaan.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>De Nederlandse vertaling, \u2018De nacht in het hart\u2019, uitgegeven door <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uitgeverijcossee.nl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cossee<\/a>, werd ondersteund door het Nouvelles Voix-programma van het Institut fran\u00e7ais NL, dat de vertaling en publicatie van hedendaagse Franstalige werken in Nederland begeleidt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meer informatie over het Nouvelles Voix-programma ter ondersteuning van vertalingen is <a href=\"https:\/\/institutfrancais.nl\/nl\/tag\/nouvelles-voix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">te vinden op onze speciale pagina<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center is-style-default\" style=\"grid-template-columns:35% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/institutfrancais.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-14-at-11.17.13-1-660x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49219 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/institutfrancais.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-14-at-11.17.13-1-660x1024.jpeg 660w, https:\/\/institutfrancais.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-14-at-11.17.13-1-193x300.jpeg 193w, https:\/\/institutfrancais.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-14-at-11.17.13-1.jpeg 743w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-extra-small-font-size\">\u201cMet die nachten en levens, met die rennende vrouwen en hun opstandige hart, met deze momenten, zo ondraaglijk dat ze niet in tijd gemeten kunnen worden, moest ik iets doen\u2026..Het is onmogelijk om op elke pagina de volledige waarheid te vertellen, desondanks is dit een wanhopig streven naar een nauwkeurige weergave die zo dicht mogelijk het leven, de nacht, het hart, het lichaam en de geest benadert. Van deze drie vrouwen moest ik beginnen met de eerste, die net vijfentwintig was toen ze wegrende en de enige die nu nog leeft. Die vrouw, dat ben ik.\u201d\u202f<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u2018De nacht in het hart\u2019 <\/em>vertelt drie verhalen over vrouwen wier leven door geweld is verwoest, twee gevallen van femicide. Een van deze verhalen is dat van de schrijver zelf, slachtoffer van geweld waaraan ze wellicht zou zijn bezweken als ze er niet op tijd in was geslaagd zich te bevrijden. Nathacha Appanah gaat in op de gezinsstructuren, de taboes, en de mechanismen in de media en de samenleving die dit geweld omringen. Tussen woede en schaamte onderzoekt ze de verschillende vormen van dit onzichtbare geweld en legt ze het patriarchale systeem bloot dat alle lagen van de samenleving doorkruist, van culturele en bevoorrechte kringen tot de volksklasse.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Biografie<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Nathacha Appanah is een Frans-Mauritiaanse schrijver en journalist. Zij werd geboren in 1973 op Mauritius, waar ze ook opgroeide. In 1998 vestigde ze zich in Frankrijk en vanaf 2003 begon ze haar eerste boeken te publiceren. Ze is de auteur van dertien boeken, waaronder \u2018Les Rochers de Poudre d\u2019Or\u2019, \u2018Tropique de la violence\u2019, \u2018Une ann\u00e9e lumi\u00e8re\u2019 en \u2018Rien ne t\u2019appartient\u2019. Haar werk is in talrijke talen vertaald.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Met \u2018La nuit au c\u0153ur\u2019 was Nathacha Appanah een van de finalisten voor de Prix Goncourt 2025 en won ze de <strong>Prix Femina 2025<\/strong>. Haar roman werd vervolgens gekozen tot winnaar van de Choix Goncourt des Pays-Bas 2026 door de studentenjury van deze editie.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-if-blue-dotted-border\" style=\"padding-top:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-if-blue-color has-text-color\">Praktische Informatie<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Datums en tijden:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>6 november 2026, 14:30 \u2014 Universiteit Leiden:<\/strong> ontmoeting met de studenten die deelnemen aan de Nederlandse Goncourt-prijs, van 15.00 tot 16.00 uur (ontvangst vanaf 14.30 uur), aan de Universiteit van Leiden, gebouw P. J. 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