INVESTIGATION – For several years, genre authors have found themselves on the Goncourt and Renaudot lists. Some were even crowned. This year, with Olivier Norek, Michel Lafon editions reach the Holy Grail. A revolution in the Republic of Letters.
In view of November 4, the date on which the Goncourt Prize and the Renaudot Prize will be awarded, the jurors vary the pleasures. This year, among the novels competing for the prestigious awards, two titles stand out. The first, Madelaine before dawn (JC Lattès), selected on the Goncourt list, is the work of a “literary defector”, Sandrine Collette, winner of the Grand Prix for detective literature in 2013. The second, Winter Warriors (Michel Lafon), appeared on the first list of Goncourt and is still in the race for Renaudot, Interallié and Giono. Its author is Olivier Norek, recognized author of the thriller. Collette and Norek stand at the crossroads of the black novel and white literature. A detail for laymen. A revolution in the Republic of Letters, where the domain of award-winning genres was until now not very expandable.
As Elsa Lafon, general director of Michel Lafon editions, puts forward, “the thriller has always been…
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