PARIS: Died Sunday, Dominique Lapierre, who made India his second homeland, was as much a philanthropist as a successful writer who sold, with his “pen brother” the American Larry Collins, some 50 million copies of their six novels, including “Is Paris Burning?”. “It’s not enough to be a best-selling author, you have to fight against … Read more
We’re talking about books this morning, while yesterday the Goncourt Prize was awarded…and you’re therefore wondering if one book can really be said to be better than another? Yes Eva, so don’t worry, I didn’t suddenly turn into a literary critic and besides, it’s not so much the novel that won the Goncourt prize yesterday … Read more
“Just a clarification” : as Jakie Quartz sang so well, this is the atmosphere that was to reign more or less during this new meeting of the Goncourt jurors in Drouant, this Tuesday, October 5, to establish their second selection. Because a certain tension hovered since the revelations of France Inter. On September 21, journalist … Read more
The awarding of the Goncourt prize to The most secret memory of men, by the Senegalese writer Mohamed Mbougar Sarr, was rightly hailed by almost everyone. According to the award-winning author, “it’s a strong signal […], a way, too, to show that France is sometimes much larger and much more noble – in any case … Read more
During the summer of 2020, Nielsen Book was commissioned by an international book award to undertake an industry-wide survey of the book industry. The objective: to explore the perception of various literary prizes in the publishing, book selling, writing, media and academic sectors. The same survey was conducted this summer to assess potential changes. The … Read more
The 2022 literary awards season is already well underway. Tuesday, September 6, the ten members of the Goncourt Academy, chaired by Didier Decoin, all met, for the first time in many months, at Drouant to establish their first selection. Fifteen novels appear on this first list. The Madrigall group appears in force, with seven titles … Read more
Presentation of the Goncourt 2020 prize at the Drouant restaurant. Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP DECRYPTION – Composed of ten members, it meets every month, from September to June. The association “Goncourt Literary Society” known as “Goncourt Academy” was founded, in accordance with the intentions of MM. Jules and Edmond de Goncourt, by deed of July … Read more
By Le Figaro Posted on 01/13/2022 at 15:50, Update on 02/06/2022 at 12:11 The “Best of the Goncourt Prize” collection Le Figaro Le Figaro and the Académie Goncourt offer you an exceptional collection of 40 works that have won the most prestigious literary prize. Le Figaro and the Académie Goncourt present an exceptional collection: “The … Read more
And the most prestigious of French literary prizes goes to… Mohamed Mbougar Sarr. The author won the famous award, given this Wednesday noon at the Drouant restaurant in Paris (IIe), for his book “The most secret memory of men” published by Philippe Rey editions. In the aftermath, “First blood” earned Amélie Nothomb, who needs no … Read more
A “Goncourt detainees”, a new literary prize, was launched on Monday by the Ministers of Culture, Roselyne Bachelot, and Justice, Éric Dupond-Moretti, at the Aix-Luynes remand center (Bouches-du -Rhone). “The fifteen works selected by the Goncourt Academy will be proposed for deliberation and votes by people detained in 30 penitentiary establishments who have applied. On … Read more