The different juries met to refine the lists of books in competition. The last selections will take place between October 24 and November 7.
Renaudot
The Renaudot Prize jury met at the Hôtel de Massa, headquarters of the Société des gens de lettres, under the presidency of JMG Le Clézio, and established their second, narrower selections. As a reminder, the winner of the 2023 edition (novel category) was Ann Scott, awarded for The Insolents. Unsurprisingly, we find there in particular Kamel Daoud, Gaël Faye and Philippe Jaenada, still on the list for the Goncourt prize (2e selection).
The second novel selection :
- Elisabeth Barillé, The Sisters and other living species (Arléa)
- Grégoire Bouillier, Orangerie Syndrome (Flammarion)
- Antoine Choplin, Masao’s Boat (Buchet Chastel)
- Kamel Daoud, Houris (Gallimard)
- Gail Faye, Jacaranda (Grasset)
- Philippe Jaenada, Casualness is a beautiful thing (Mialet/Barrault)
- Patrice Jean, The Life of Specters (Cherche-Midi)
- Karim Kattan, Eden at dawn (Elyzad)
- Olivier Norek, Winter Warriors (Michel Lafon)
- Isabelle Sorento, Medusa (JC Lattes)
Tests:
- Valérie Abécassis, Hostage Squares (Cerf)
- Pierre Adrian, Hotel Roma (Gallimard)
- Ananda Devi, Night adds to night (Stock)
- Maïa Hruska, Ten versions of Kafka (Grasset)
- Sébastien Lapaque, Checkmate in paradise (South Acts)
- François-Guillaume Lorrain, We had to help them (Flammarion)
The third final lists will be established on Thursday October 24, the proclamation (novels, essays and paperback categories) will take place on Monday November 4, at Drouant, according to custom, with the Prix Goncourt.
Jean-Giono
The Jean-Giono Prize jury, created in 1990, met at Drouant to unveil its second selection, made up of eight titles. Among them, The Jaguar Dream by Miguel Bonnefoy (Rivages), already present on the second list of the Femina Prize, on the first list of the Medici, as well as on the first selection of the Grand Prix du roman of the French Academy, just like Thibault de Montaigu (Heart). For the record, the previous winner was Gaspard Koenig, awarded for his novel Humus (The Observatory).
The second selection:
- Miguel Bonnefoy, The Jaguar’s Dream (Shore)
- Carole Martinez, Sleep your brute sleep (Gallimard)
- Thibault de Montaigu, Heart (Albin Michel)
- Olivier Norek, Winter Warriors (Michel Lafon)
- Camille Pascal, La Queen of the Labyrinth (Robert Laffont)
- Yann Queffélec, The Black Jellyfish (Calmann-Lévy)
- Abel Quentin, Hut (The Observatory)
- Corinne Royer, Those of the lake (Threshold)
The third and final selection will be announced on Thursday, November 7. The Prize presentation will take place at Drouant on November 14.
Interallied
The jury of the Interallié 2024 prize revealed its 2e selection, composed of eight novels. Among the authors selected, some are also in the running for other major prizes such as Kamel Daoud with Hourisat Gallimard (Goncourt, Renaudot) or Delphine Minoui with Badjenspresent on the first list of the Grand Prix du roman of the French Academy. We will also note the presence of Pierre Adrian (Hotel Roma), still in the running for the Renaudot (essay category) and the Femina (novel category).
The second selection:
- Pierre Adrian, Hotel Roma, (Gallimard)
- François Armanet, You know what?(The Round Table)
- Kamel Daoud, Houris, (Gallimard)
- Delphine Minoui, Badjens(Threshold)
- Thibault de Montaigu, Heart(Albin Michel)
- Olivier Norek, The Winter Warriors(Michel Lafont)
- Véronique Olmi, The courage of the innocent(Albin Michel)
- Abel Quentin, Hut(The Observatory)
The next stage will take place on Thursday November 7 for a final selection. The final proclamation will be unveiled on Wednesday November 13 at the Lasserre restaurant in the VIIIe Parisian district. The winner will succeed Humusby Gaspard Koenig (publishing of the Observatory).