Every year, the Grand Prize for American Literature ” ccrowns an American novel, which stands out for its first-rate literary qualities in order to offer a reference point to readers who appreciate in numbers this literature and the writers who animate itt. » The jury of this 10th edition has just finalized its first selection, made up of 10 titles.
A shortlist of four finalists will be revealed before the Frankfurt fair. The winner will be announced on Tuesday, November 12, and will succeed Alexander Hemondistinguished in 2023 for A world of sky and earth (Calmann-Lévy).
The jury is composed of booksellers Sylvie Loriquer (The Catcher in the Rye), Geraldine Mausservey (Paris Bookstore), Jean-Christophe Millois (The School of Bookselling), Pascal Thuot (Millepages), journalists Oriane Jeancourt, Nicolas Carreau et Philippe Chevilleyas well as publishers Caroline Ast, Juliette Ponce et Francis Geffard.
The selection
- Martyr ! of Kaveh Akbar (Scribes-Gallimard, trad. Stephane Roques)
- Fool’s Paradise of Richard Ford (The Olive Tree, trans. Jose Kamoun)
- Well-being of Nathan Hill (Gallimard, trans. Nathalie Bru)
- American Boys of Khashayar J. Khabushani (Denoël, trans. Charles Bonnot)
- Strippers Always Need Legal Advice of Iain Levison (Liana Levi, trans. Emmanuelle et Philippe Aronson)
- Only the forest remained of Daniel Mason (Buchet-Chastel, trad. Claire-Marie Clévy)
- Absolution d’Alice McDermott (The Round Table, trans. Cecile Arnaud)
- Julia of Sandra Newman (Robert Laffont, trans. Helen Cohen)
- Ocean State of Stewart O’Nan (The Olive Tree, trans. Cyrielle Ayakatsikas)
- Blackouts of Justin Torres (The Olive Tree, trans. Laetitia Devaux)
