The winner of this second edition will be announced on Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 7 p.m. at the town hall of the life of Paris, in tribute to Song of supporterswhose words were written by Maurice Druon and Joseph Kessel. The ceremony will be followed by a cocktail. On this occasion, Franck Desmedt, director of the Théâtre de la Huchette, will read an extract from his play Kessel, Freedom at all costs.
The novels selected for the Maurice Druon 2025 prize:
Azouz Begag, Eyes in the back (Erick Bonnier)
Alexandra Lapierre, The ardent and very secret Miles Franklin (Flammarion)
Camille Pascal, The queen of the labyrinth (Robert Laffont)
Jean-Michel Pitun, Lovers of free France (Albin Michel)
Jacques Ravenne, The resurrected (JC Lattès)
-Pascale pink, Mécène’s novel (Stock)
Jacques de Saint-Victor, Tangier wolves (Calmann Lévy)
The 2025 jury is chaired by Jean-Christophe Rufin of the French Academy, and composed of Alya Aglan, historian, professor at the Sorbonne; Dominique Bona, from the French Academy; Jacques-Olivier Boudon, historian, professor at the Sorbonne; Gérard de Cortanze, writer, publisher and playwright
Laurent Decaux, writer; Frédéric Delpech, journalist, writer; Christine Goguet, journalist, writer Hervé Marignac, president of the Maison Druon association; François Varay, writer, godson of Maurice Druon; Michel Vergé-Framanceschi, historian, writer; Alain Vircondelet, writer, art historian, literary critic; Olivier Weber, great reporter, diplomat, writer; Laetitia de Witt, historian, writer; Henry Zipper from Fabiani, diplomat, writer.
Last year, Philippe Collin was awarded for The Ritz bartender (Albin Michel). Amélie de Bourbon -Parme won the Maurice Druon Prize – Prize of the Mayor of the 6th L’Ambition (Gallimard).
Find the list of French and French -speaking literary prizes
Image credit: Maurice Druon – Prix Maurice Druon
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