Belgian novelist Amélie Nothomb is a finalist for the Renaudot Prize against three other writers, Anne Berest, Nicolas Chemla and Abel Quentin, the jury announced Thursday.
For this award, awarded on the same day as the Prix Goncourt, on November 3, the last selection starred
First blood
(Albin Michel), where Amélie Nothomb wrote the fictional memoirs of her father who died in 2020.
Facing her, Anne Berest explores her Jewish ancestry in
La Carte postale
(Grasset).
Murnau des ténèbres
(Cherche-Midi) by Nicolas Chemla tells the story of the shooting of the last film by German FW Murnau,
Tabou
.
Finally, Abel Quentin imagines in
Le Voyant d'Etampes
the turmoil in which a retired academic is caught after having written the biography of a black American poet.
Three finalists also for the Renaudot prize for the essay
For the Renaudot prize for the essay, the jury selected three titles:
Saint Phalle
(Stock) by Gwenaëlle Aubry, fictionalized biography of the artist Niki de Saint Phalle,
Dans ma rue there were three shops
(Presses de la Cité) d 'Anthony Palou, reflection on the disappearance of local shops, and
La Dame couchée
(Seuil) by Sandra Vanbremeersch, portrait of Lucette Destouches, the widow of the writer Céline.
After a 2020 edition behind closed doors due to the health crisis, these prizes are awarded on November 3 at the Drouant restaurant.
