{"id":2854,"date":"2025-07-22T19:12:24","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T16:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/beirut\/?p=2854"},"modified":"2025-07-22T19:12:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T16:12:25","slug":"lebanese-author-wins-prestigious-mediterranean-readers-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/beirut\/en\/feature\/lebanese-author-wins-prestigious-mediterranean-readers-prize\/","title":{"rendered":"Lebanese Author Wins Prestigious Mediterranean Readers\u2019 Prize"},"content":{"rendered":"

Franco-Lebanese author Georgia Makhlouf just scored a major literary win and it\u2019s making waves across the Mediterranean. Her novel Pays Amer<\/em> (Bitter Country) was crowned the very first winner of the newly launched Mediterranean Readers\u2019 Prize, thanks to a passionate reader vote in Perpignan, France.<\/p>\n

A powerful story that struck a chord<\/h2>\n

Makhlouf\u2019s award-winning novel didn\u2019t just impress; it connected. Voted by members of the \u201cDes livres et nous\u201d reading circle at Perpignan\u2019s Media Library, Pays Amer<\/em> stood out for its emotional depth and original storytelling.<\/p>\n

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