After more than two months of diligent reading of the 14 novels in the running, from the first selection of the Académie Goncourt, the high school students delegates from each region deliberated behind closed doors. The result is a list of 5 finalist novels (in alphabetical order), including the next winner of the 2024 Goncourt des Lycéens Prize:
- Sandrine Collette, Madelaine before dawn (Lattès)
- Rebecca Lighieri, The Lost Children's Club (P.O.L)
- Thibault de Montaigu, Coeur (Albin Michel)
- Olivier Norek, The Winter Warriorsr (Michel Lafon)
- Abdellah Taia, The Bastion of Tears (Julliard)
The 13 high school student delegates, designated during these regional deliberations, will meet in Rennes, behind closed doors, for the major national deliberation Thursday, November 28 in the morning. They will announce the winner around 1:10 p.m. from Rennes City Hall.
The Prize will be awarded on the same day, early in the evening, at the Ministry of National Education, in Paris..
In 2023, the Goncourt Prize for High School Students was awarded to Neige Sinno for her novel Triste Tigre (POL editions).
The Goncourt Prize for high school students
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