Good news follows one another for Éric Chacour’s novel What I know about youwho won the Discovery Grant from the Prince Pierre of Monaco Foundation on Tuesday.
The Discovery Grant is awarded by the Princess Grace of Monaco Foundation and rewards a French-speaking author for their first work of fiction. This annual prize of 12,000 euros (approximately $17,000) was created in 2001.
Let us remember that Éric Chacour and his novel What I know about you are still in the running for the prestigious Femina and Renaudot prizes in France, which are expected to unveil their list of finalists on October 24 and 26 respectively.
First novel by Éric Chacour, What I know about you tells the fate of Tarek, a doctor in Cairo in the 1980s who will be driven into exile. It was published in Quebec in January, by Alto, and in France in August, by the publisher Philippe Rey. It has already won the Première Plume prize since its publication in France, which aims to highlight emerging authors.