Kinga Wyrzykowska shortlisted for the 2026 European Union Prize for Literature with Princess!
Kinga Wyrzykowska is in the running to represent France at the 2026 European Union Prize for Literature with her novel Princess, to be published in January 2026 by Seuil!
Barbara Lis, a senior executive at an agri-food company, is a woman without a story, until the day she receives a rabbit for her birthday. That same day, a melancholic Polish plumber crosses her path. It’s love at first sight. They move to Pawel’s native village on the other side of Europe.
There, from sanctimonious neighbors to more or less benevolent ones, everyone scrutinizes the French woman’s belly, hoping for a happy event. But in the couple’s brand-new house, only the rabbit is getting bigger.
Under the pressure of norms, rumors, and fantasies, this small society will overflow, causing a global shockwave.
A caustic dive into the world of yesterday and perhaps tomorrow.
