The Prix des Deux Magots unveils its first list

Who will succeed Emmanuel Reuben, winner of the Deux Magots in 2021 for his novel

(Stock)?

The jury, chaired by Etienne de Montety, unveiled its first selection for its 2022 prize.

Among the finalists are already acclaimed authors like Patrice Franceschi and Tanguy Viel, who were present on the first list of the Goncourt.

Simonetta Greggio and Mathieu Palain are still in the race for the Interallié prize, which will be awarded on November 17th.

Note the presence of two primoromancers in this first list: our colleague Claire Conruyt, journalist at

, for

(Plon) and Marie Vingtras for

(l'Olivier).

The jury will award its prize on Tuesday January 25 to its winner, who will receive 7,700 euros.

The first selection:

- Jérôme Chantreau,

(Phébus)

- Claire Conruyt,

(Plon)

- Patrice Franceschi,

(Grasset)

- Simonetta Greggio,

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- Mathieu Palain,

(The Iconoclast)

- Louis Henri de La Rochefoucauld,

(Robert Laffont)

- Tanguy Viel,

(Midnight)

- Marie Vingtras,

(l'Olivier)

The jury is made up of Etienne de Montety, Isabelle Carré, Benoît Duteurtre, Laurence Caracalla, Jean-Luc Coatalem, Pauline Dreyfus, Marianne Payot, Anne Pons, Louis Doucet, Jean Chalon, Pierre Kyria and Eric Deschodt.