Who will succeed Louis-Henri de La Rochefoucauld, winner of the Deux Magots 2022 prize for his novel Châteaux de sable (Robert Laffont)? The jurors have revealed their first selection. A first list that, usually, the jurors unveiled in November in order to crown their winner in January. But, for the 90th anniversary of the prize, the jury, chaired by Étienne de Montety, director of Figaro Littéraire, and Catherine Mathivat, the owner of the literary café, decided that the award would be awarded this year on September 25.
Who do we find in this list? Confirmed authors such as Carole Fives, Nicolas Chemla and in particular the philosopher Gaspard Koenig. We also note the names of four primoromancers: Amaury Barthet, Julie Héraclès, Cécile Tlili, Éric Chacour. Below is the first selection:
Amaury Barthet, The Diploma, (Albin Michel)
Guy Boley, To my only sister, (Grasset)
Éric Chacour, What I Know About You, (Philippe Rey)
Nicolas Chemla, The Abyss, (Le Cherche Midi)
Luc Chomarat, The back-to-school book, (La Manufacture)
Carole Fives, The day and the hour, (JC Lattès)
Julie Héraclès, You don’t know anything about me, (JC Lattès)
Dorothée Janin, The Revolt of the Lost Girls, (Stock)
Gaspard Koenig, Humus, (The Observatory)
Cécile Tlili, A simple dinner, (Calmann-Levy)
A second selection, Monday, September 4, will narrow the list around four to five finalists. The name of the winner will be announced on Monday, September 25. The prize is endowed with 7,700 euros.
The jury, chaired by Étienne de Montety, director of Le Figaro Littéraire and writer, is made up of Laurence Caracalla, Isabelle Carré, Jean Chalon, Jean-Luc Coatalem, Eric Deschodt, Pauline Dreyfus, Clara Dupont-Monod, Benoît Duteurtre, Pierre Kyria, Marianne Payot and Abel Quentin.