Gisèle Pelicot is an international symbol of courage in the fight against sexual violence. Her case sparked a global debate on women’s rights and changed the legal definition of rape in France.
In 2024 she was named most noteworthy person in France, and in 2025 she was selected by TIME as a woman of the year and one of the world’s most influential people. She received woman of the year accolades from the BBC, Independent, Financial Times and more, and is the subject of a forthcoming HBO documentary.
Gisèle has been awarded the Légion d’honneur, France’s highest civic honour. Her international honours include the Roosevelt Four Freedoms Award, Spain’s Order of Civil Merit, Britain’s Woman of Courage Award, Denmark’s Freedom Prize, and the Equality Now Trailblazer Award.
A Hymn to Life has been translated into 43 languages; on publication it was an instant Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller. It was a finalist for the Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction, and won the Prix Babelio for Non-fiction.
