At the end of the award ceremony to Arthur Asseraf, the organizing committee presented the official selection of works for the 2025 edition:
- The Plebs, a popular history of Rome,
Nicolas Tran, Past Compounds, 2023; - Charlemagne,
Bruno Dumézil, PUF, 2024; - When the Indians spoke Latin. Alphabetical colonization in 16th century America,
Serge Gruzinski, Fayard, 2023; - The Siege of Leningrad. September 1941-September 1944,
Sarah Gruszka, Tallandier, 2024; - The Banned Election. Itinerary of Joséphine Pencalet, Breton worker. 1886-1972,
Fanny Bugnon, Threshold, 2024.
After Charlotte de Castelnau-l’Estoile for Pascoa and her two husbands (PUF) in 2020, Hélène Dumas for Without heaven or earth (The Discovery) in 2021, Jérémy Foa for All those who fall (The Discovery) in 2022, Lucie Malbos for The Viking World (Tallandier) in 2023 and Arthur Asseraf, The Misinformant. In the footsteps of Messaoud Djebari, Algerian in the colonial world (Fayard), the next winner will receive their prize during the 28th edition of the Rendez-vous de l’histoire de Blois which will take place from October 8 to 12, 2025.
Information and information: rdv-histoire.com
To find out more:
Interview with three of the founding members of the prize:
“High school students choose their history book! », lhistoire.fr, May 2020.
Interview with Arthur Asseraf, winner in 2024, for The Misinformant. In the footsteps of Messaoud Djebari, Algerian in the colonial world (Fayard).
Interview with Lucie Malbos, winner in 2023 for The Viking World (Tallandier).
Interview with Jérémy Foa, winner in 2022 for All those who fall. Faces of the St. Bartholomew’s Day massacre (The Discovery).
Interview with Hélène Dumas, winner in 2021 for Without heaven or earth (The Discovery).
Interview with Charlotte de Castelnau-l’Estoile, winner in 2020 for Pascoa and her two husbands (PUF).
