His name had been whispered every year for more than a decade, at the time of the Goncourt and Renaudot awards.
Again last year, the author with 1000 hats was the favorite in the last square of Goncourt, before being overtaken by Hervé Le Tellier.
Finally, here it is.
Amélie Nothomb's name is no longer a whisper but a cry.
She has just won the Renaudot prize for
First blood
(Albin Michel), her thirtieth novel, succeeding Marie-Hélène Lafon on the prize list.
It was consecrated in the second round by 6 votes against Anne Berest (2 votes) and Abel Quentin (1), who was the other favorite of the Renaudot Prize.
When her prize was announced, Amélie Nothomb arrived at the Drouant restaurant upset, even in the wrong room… and landed in the Goncourt one.
Did she expect it?
"Not at all!
It is a consecration.
I think the jurors were touched by the bond I had with my father, who was an extraordinary character. ”
Critical success
It is therefore a consecration for Amélie Nothomb.
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