The Renaudot is awarded to Gaël Faye for his novel “Jacaranda” – Libération

Tradition obliges, the Renaudot prize is announced just after Goncourt, at the famous Drouant restaurant in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris. Among the five writers who were in the running, the jury of ten members chaired this year by Jean-Marie Le Clézio (rotating presidency), chose this Monday, November 4 to reward Gaël Faye in the novel category, for Jacaranda (Grasset).

The 42-year-old Franco-Rwandan singer-songwriter, rapper and writer succeeds Ann Scott who won the Renaudot in 2023 with her novel the Insolent published by Calmann-Lévy editions.

In the last selection, Kamel Daoud (HourisGallimard), who won Goncourt this Monday. In addition to the thriller author, Olivier Norek, the Winter Warriors (Michel Lafon), there were also names generally rarely seen in the price lists: Antoine Choplin for the Masao Boat (Buchet Chastel), also a Femina finalist, and Élisabeth Barillé (The Sisters and other living speciesArléa).

Finally, let's salute, among the three finalists in the category “tests”our colleague Sébastien Lapaque for his book on Zweig and Bernanos, Checkmate in paradise (South Acts).

The last three essay authors in the running for the Renaudot in this category were Ananda Devi (Night is added to night, Stock), Sébastien Lapaque (Checkmate in paradise, Asouthern coasts) and François-Guillaume Lorrain (We had to help them, Flammarion).