Gaëlle Bélem on The Rarest Fruit
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Gaëlle Bélem on The Rarest Fruit
Gaëlle Bélem, a novelist from Réunion Island, discusses The Rarest Fruit, based on the true story of Edmond Albius, born into slavery there, whose discovery of how to pollinate vanilla orchids transformed the crop. It was a 2025 New York Times Notable Book. Her debut, There’s a Monster Behind the Door, was longlisted for the 2025 International Booker Prize. Barbara Bouquegneau, President of the French Library, moderates.