(Paris) The Interallié prize, with an exclusively male jury, announced on Thursday that it had selected five finalist novels all signed by men, including Gaspard Kœnig, an unsuccessful finalist of the Goncourt prize.
In this list of finalists, Humus by Gaspard Kœnig, essayist and philosopher, alongside books by three journalist authors, those to whom this prize is primarily aimed, and that of an author who does not work in the media.
David Le Bailly (Madness Hotel) written for The ObsLouis-Henri de la Rochefoucauld (The little jokers) for several titles, and Bernard de Saint-Vincent (A certain casualness) For Le Figaro.
The fifth author selected is Charlie Roquin (The masters of Bayreuth).
The prize is awarded on November 22 in Paris.