Who will succeed Jean-Luc Coatalem and his novel
La part du fils
, published by Stock?
This Wednesday, October 7, the jurors of the Giono Prize unveiled their second selection.
They selected six authors and therefore ousted five.
It should be noted that among the writers selected, many appear in other lists.
Read also: Jean-Luc Coatalem, winner of the Jean-Giono Prize for
La Part du fils
Four women are in the running, including Marie-Hélène Lafon already present with
Histoire du fils
, (Buchet-Chastel) on the second list of Femina.
For his part, Maël Renouard appears with the
historiographer of the kingdom
, (Grasset) on the second list of the Prix Goncourt and the first list of the Grand prix du roman de l'Académie française.
To read also: Are you more Goncourt or Renaudot?
Franck Bouysse, finally, is still in the race with
Buveurs de vent
, (Albin Michel), present on the first list of the Interallie.
Last year, the author made a double blow with
Né d'un no femme
(La Manufacture de livres) since he won the Bookstore Prize and the Grand Prix des readers de ''
Elle
''.
Will it be the same with his latest novel?
The jury for the Jean Giono Prize is made up of Paule Constant from the Académie Goncourt, Tahar Ben Jelloun from the Académie Goncourt, Étienne de Montety, Metin Arditi, David Foenkinos, Franz-Olivier Giesbert, Sylvie Giono, Robert Kopp, Vera Michalski and Marianne Payot.
Discover the full list of the second selection:
Muriel Barbery,
A single rose
, ed.
South Acts
Franck Bouysse,
Buveurs de vent
, ed.
Albin Michel
Marie-Hélène Lafon,
History of the son
, ed.
Buchet-Chastel
Marie Nimier,
The nettle palace
, ed.
Gallimard
Maël Renouard,
The historiographer of the kingdom
, ed.
Grasset
Maud Simonnot,
The celestial child
, ed.
of the Observatory
