Goncourt Prize 2020: and the authors of the first list are ...

His name appeared on the first lists of the grand prix, those of Renaudot and Medici.

Emmanuel Carrère is one of the favorites of this literary season.

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What the jury of Goncourt, the most prestigious of the prizes, now headed by Didier Decoin, confirms by placing his

, a novel published by P.OL, on its first list.

Be careful, it often happens that the favorites of the end of summer are not the winners of the fall.

Carrère is also closely followed by three outsiders.

Starting with Hervé Le Tellier who, like the author of

, is on the Renaudot and Medici lists.

By Lola Lafon who, with

published by Actes Sud, was selected by the Dames du Femina.

Or Sarah Chiche who, with

(ed. Du Seuil), for her part, seduced the jurors of Femina and Medici.

If we note the presence of our collaborator Mohammed Aïssaoui with

(one of the three Gallimard novels, the publisher best represented in the list), we are surprised at the absence of novels that have been talked about a lot since the end. of August.

This is the case of Laurent Mauvignier with

(ed. De Minuit), or Marie-Hélène Lafon for her

(ed. Buchet-Chastel).

The first is on the Medici list.

The second caught the attention of Renaudot and Femina.

Unless this first list actually drastically reduces the suspense and the Goncourt jurors have already made their choice to celebrate

See you on November 10 at the Drouant restaurant to find out.

First list of Goncourt 2020

Mohammed AÏSSAOUI,

(Gallimard)

Djaïli AMADOU AMAL,

(Emmanuelle Collas)

Miguel BONNEFOY,

(Shores)

Emmanuel CARRÈRE,

(POL)

Sarah CHICHE,

(Threshold)

Irène FRAIN,

(Seuil)

Lola LAFON,

(Actes Sud)

Hervé LE TELLIER,

(Gallimard)

Jean-Pierre MARTIN,

(The Olivier)

Carole MARTINEZ,

(Gallimard)

Tobie NATHAN,

(Stock)

Camille PASCAL,

(Plon)

Maël RENOUARD,

(Grasset)

Maud SIMONNOT,

(The Observatory)

Camille de TOLEDO,

(Verdier)