Sixteen novels and essays, in which the animal is in the spotlight, whether or not it is the main character of the work or not, are in the running for the 39th edition of the literary prize 30 million friends.
After two years of awarding the prize by videoconference due to the health context, this award will be awarded on Tuesday 23 November in the Goncourt salon, at Drouant in Paris, in the presence of the jury composed in particular of Didier Decoin, president of the Académie Goncourt, Teresa Cremisi, Irène Frain, Michel Houellebecq, Joël Dicker and the president of the 30 Million Friends Foundation, Reha Hutin.
“Michel Houellebecq and all the members of the jury will be there. It's great, that's to say that our jury really likes this prize,
rejoiced Reha Hutin on Wednesday to AFP.
There is a beautiful, very eclectic and exciting selection. ”
This year, seven novels are in competition:
- Erin Hortle, “
The
Octopus
and Me
” (Dalva)
- You-Jeong Jeong, "
Bonobo
" (Picquier)
- Vincent Maillard, “
Lebowski's bone
” (Philippe Rey)
- Yamen Manai, "
Beautiful abyss
" (Elyzad)
- Laura Trompette, "
The Reverence of the Elephant
" (Charleston)
- Chantal Vidil, "
Animal blues
" (La P'tite Hélène)
- Denis Silvestre, "
Lost leaves of Charles Darwin's diary (miraculously) saved from oblivion
" (Otherwise)
In addition to these novels, nine essays are also in the running:
- Eric Baratay, “
Feline cultures (18th-21st century) - Cats create their history
” (Seuil)
See also
Animal biographies
, Éric Baratay: feathered men and furry beasts
- Julie Delfour, "
The third animal - Birth of the Black Beast
" (Klincksieck)
- Romain Espinosa, "
How to save animals?
- An economy of the animal condition
”(Puf)
- Benoît Grison, “
The doors of animal perception
” (Delachaux and Niestlé)
- Stéphanie Hochet, “
Praise of the Rabbit
” (Rivages)
To read also
The Animal and its biographer
, by Stéphanie Hochet: the testament of the aurochs
- Lucas Jakubowicz, "
An animal to rule them all - How political leaders exploit beasts to manipulate us
" (Arkhê)
Read also "A politician rises in popularity as soon as he stages himself with a domestic animal"
- Arno Klarsfeld, “
Souls and animals - Journal
” (Fayard)
Read also Arno Klarsfeld, the reasonable provocateur
- Yannick Le Marec, “
Tiger constellation
” (Arléa)
- Dara McAnulty, “
Diary of a Young Naturalist
” (Gaïa)
In 2020, the literary prize 30 million friends was awarded to the novel
Le petit chat est mort
by Xavier de Moulins (Flammarion) and the essay
On a marche sur la Terre - Diary of an activist
by Allain Bougrain Dubourg (Les Escapes).
Seven novels and nine essays are in the running this year.
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