Yanick Lahens, French Academy Novel Grand Prize 2025!

Yanick Lahens has just won the French Academy Grand Prize, what great news! In a country reeling under the weight of disasters and silences, Yanick Lahens' voice still rises, clear and sovereign. By winning the French Academy Grand Prize, she reminds us that words can be stronger than storms, that literature remains a homeland when the borders of pain close in. Beyond the suffering of our people, in these times of anomie and harsh weather, sometimes these small joys emerge that restore our blood and light. They flow through our veins like a promise: that beauty, thought, and dignity can still triumph over chaos. Thank you, Yanick, for this victory that is ours. Thank you for carrying Haiti's voice to the heights of the Academy. Your work, rooted in our pains and dreams, testifies that even in the heart of the night, literature can still invent the day. Thank you Yanick Lahens. Long live Haiti. Yves Lafortune
10/30/25