The 98e Prix Renaudot only has ten authors left in the running in the novel category after the unveiling of the second selection by the jury.
Four authors present in this second Renaudot selection are also found in the second lists of other major prizes. It is about Gail Faye (Goncourt, Femina), Kamel Daoud (Goncourt, Femina), Philippe Jaenada (Goncourt) and Antoine Choplin (Femina).
A third round will be announced on Thursday October 24 before the winner is announced on Monday November 4 at the Drouant restaurant in IIe district of Paris.
Second selection for the 2024 Renaudot Prize
- Elisabeth Barillé, 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 very beautiful thing (Mialet/Barrault)
- Patrice Jean, The life of ghosts (Cherche-Midi)
- Karim Kattan, Eden at dawn (Elyzad)
- Olivier Norek, The Winter Warriors (Michel Lafon)
- Isabelle Sorento, Medusa (JC Lattes)
The future winner will succeed Ann Scottrewarded for The Insolentpublished by Calmann-Lévy.
The 2e selection of the Renaudot Essai 2024 prize has also been revealed.
Second selection for the Renaudot Essay Prize 2024
- 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)
This year’s jury, chaired by Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezioconsists of Jean-Noël Pancrazi, Georges-Olivier Châteaureynaud, Dominic Bona, Franz-Olivier Giesbert, Patrick Besson, Frédéric Beigbeder, Cécile Guilbert, Stephanie Janicot et Mohammed Aïssaoui.
