Prix ​​Goncourt des Lycéens: the 5 finalists and the selection

Since 1988, Fnac and the Ministry of National Education have organized, under the patronage of the Académie Goncourt, the Prix Goncourt des Lycéens: no fewer than 2,000 high school students can immerse themselves in fascinating readings and elect their winner. This year, 14 titles are in the running.

All the noise of Guéliz – Ruben Barrouk (Albin Michel)

This first Ruben Barrouk's novel transports the reader to the Guéliz district of Marrakech, following in the footsteps of the author's grandmother, a Sephardic Jew. A colorful character inhabited by his noisy memories…

Paris, museum of the 21st century. The 18th arrondissement – ​​Thomas Clerc (Les Éditions de Minuit)

Thomas Clerc paints the portrait of an atypical Parisian district: from Montmartre, the famous tourist district, to Porte de la Chapelle where the ring road and highways intersect in absolute gray, the author shares his wanderings through the streets, the squares, cities and gardens.

Houris – Kamel Daoud (Gallimard)

Aube lost the use of her voice after having her throat slit by terrorists during the turmoil of the 1990s in Algeria. She will silently confide her terrible story to the child she carries in the pit of her stomach. Hourisa novel from which we do not emerge unscathed.

Archipelagos – Hélène Gaudy (L’Olivier)

With ArchipelagosHélène Gaudy pays tribute to her father and offers a touching text on memory and transmission.

Casualness is a very beautiful thing – Philippe Jaenada (Mialet-Barrault)

Kaki's suicide in 1953 is a banal news item, fallen into oblivion. But from the pen of Philippe Jaenada, through this simple story, it is the portraits of an era and a generation that the reader discovers.

Surf day – Maylis de Kerangal (Verticals)

After receiving a summons from the police, the narrator of Surf day goes to Le Havre after the discovery of a corpse. A dive into memories and present times.

The better life – Étienne Kern (Gallimard)

Who hasn't heard of Émile Coué and his famous method? In The better lifeÉtienne Kern paints the portrait of this pioneering pharmacist in personal development.

No respect – Emmanuelle Lambert (Stock)

At the end of the 90s, a young doctoral student met the writer Alain Robbe-Grillet and his wife Catherine: a sassy, ​​joyful and humorous portrait.

“You are the unhappy love of the Fürher” – Jean-Noël Orengo (Grasset)

Albert Speer, the famous architect of the Third Reich, escaped death during the Nüremberg trials. Years later, in 1969, he even published his memoirs, still denying any participation in the development of the Final Solution. Jean-Noël Orengo lifts the veil on this life of lies.

4 former winners of the Goncourt des lycéens in the podcast Nuggetsby Louie Media