A Hymn to Life: Shame Has to Change Sides

Gisèle Pelicot is a French woman who waived her anonymity at the 2024 Mazan rape trial in Avignon so that, in her words, shame would change sides. Her memoir A Hymn to Life, written with Judith Perrignon, was a finalist for the 2026 Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction.

Judith Perrignon is a French journalist and writer. She co-wrote Gisèle Pelicot's memoir A Hymn to Life, a finalist for the 2026 Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction.

Natasha Lehrer is a literary translator from French. She co-translated Gisèle Pelicot's A Hymn to Life with Ruth Diver; the book was a finalist for the 2026 Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction.

Ruth Diver is a literary translator from French. She co-translated Gisèle Pelicot's A Hymn to Life with Natasha Lehrer; the book was a finalist for the 2026 Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction.