Eric Chacour’s novel What I know about youwho made it to the second selection of the Femina Prize, was not selected among the finalists for the Renaudot Prize revealed on Thursday.
Among the five finalists are Sorj Chalandon, for his novel The madman (Grasset), and Lilia Hassaine, for Panorama (Gallimard).
Until now, Dominique Fortier is the only author from Quebec to have won the Renaudot prize, in 2020, in the Essay category for Paper towns (published by Alto in Quebec and by Grasset in France).
What I know about you is Éric Chacour’s first novel, published in Quebec in January, by Alto, and in August by the publisher Philippe Rey, in France, where he won the Première Plume prize which aims to highlight emerging authors.
The winners of the two categories of the Renaudot Prize will be revealed on November 7 in Paris, just after the Goncourt announcement.
Among the Quebecers who remain in the running for French literary prizes is Kevin Lambert, who was selected among the eight finalists for the Médicis Prize for his novel May our joy remain, after being removed from Goncourt. He is also one of the four finalists for the December prize (which will be awarded next week) and he is still in the running for the Goncourt des lycéens. The novel by Louis-Daniel Godin The account is goodpublished by La Peuplade, is also one of the 12 works selected by the jury of the Wepler Prize – Fondation La Poste, which will reveal its winner on November 13.
Finalists for the 2023 Renaudot Prize
Novels
- Sorj Chalandon, The madman (Grasset)
- Lilia Hassaine, Panorama (Gallimard)
- Gaspard Kœnig, Humus (The Observatory)
- Alexis Salatko, Jules and Jo (Of Christmas)
- Ann Scott, The Insolent (Calmann-Lévy)
Trials
- Jean-Luc Barré, De Gaulle, a life: nobody’s man (Grasset)
- Bruno de Cessole, The Scepter and the Feather (Perrin)
- Hubert Haddad, Art and its mirror (Zulma)
- Paul Pavlovich, All immortals (Buchet-Chastel)