We knew the French were fiercely attached to books, perhaps less than they had very eclectic tastes in literature.
This is what is obvious when you take a closer look at the selection of 50 works that will compete to be elected favorite book of our compatriots.
Proust, Zola, Hugo, Tolkien, Camus but also Lemaitre, Perrin, Grimaldi, Bussi or even JK.
Rowling or Oda, there really is something for everyone!
A gourmet list and composed overwhelmingly of novels.
The initial idea of this major competition launched by France Télévisions and BBC Studios in partnership with Le Parisien was to appeal to readers of all ages.
"There is bound to be ONE book that has counted in your life".
"There were tens of thousands to participate in the first phase of voting for this huge operation to promote reading", welcomes the public audiovisual group.
A more glamorous phase
The first selection unveiled, phase 2 which begins this Monday July 18 until September 4 is launched.
More glamorous, it calls on an audience of 50 personalities from the world of culture, cuisine or even politics.
All will come to present on the antennas of France Télévisions during the summer the first 50 books of the classification.
We will thus be able to see judoka David Douillet talk to us about "Where the crayfish sing" by Delia Owens, pastry chef Pierre Hermé of "A la recherche du temps perdu" by Marcel Proust, actress Isabelle Vitari of "Au happiness of the ladies” by Émile Zola or Maud Fontenoy of “Changer l'eau des fleurs” by Valérie Perrin.
Youtuber Fabien Olicard will defend JK Rowling's "Harry Potter at the Sorcerer's Stone", and comedian Djimo will carry the manga "Naruto" by Masashi Kishimoto while singer Axel Bauer will tell "La Tresse" by Laeticia Colombani .
Among the politicians, the former Minister of Culture Roselyne Bachelot will present "La Promise de l'aube" by Romain Gary, and François Hollande, former President of the Republic "Les Miserables" by Victor Hugo.
The French are again called upon to go to the ftvetvous.fr/livrefavori site to vote.
It is next fall that we will know the name of the favorite book of the French during an exceptional evening on France 2.