Prix Goncourt Longlist Announced

In What's the Buzz by Edward Nawotka

Prix GoncourtThe Goncourt Academy announced the longlist for the Prix Goncourt, considered to the be the most prestigious literary prize in France. The winner be announced on November 4.

Le divan de Staline by Jean-Daniel Baltassat, (Seuil)

La claire fontaine by David Bosc, (Verdier)

Le quatrième mur by Sorj Chalandon,(Grasset)

Il faut beaucoup aimer les hommes by Marie Darrieussecq, (POL)

Petites scènes capitales by Sylvie Germain, (Albin Michel)

La première pierre by Pierre Jourde, (Gallimard)

Au revoir là-haut by Pierre Lemaître, (Albin-Michel)

Naissance by Yann Moix, (Grasset)

Palladium by Boris Razon, (Stock)

Les Evaporés by Thomas B Reverdy, (Flammarion)

Le cas Eduard Einstein by Laurent Seksik, (Flammarion)

L’échange des princesses by Chantal Thomas, (Seuil)

Nue by Jean-Philippe Toussaint, (Minuit)

L’invention de nos vies by Karine Tuil, (Grasset)

Arden by Frédéric Verger, (Gallimard)

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Edward Nawotka

A widely published critic and essayist, Edward Nawotka serves as a speaker, educator and consultant for institutions and businesses involved in the global publishing and content industries. He was also editor-in-chief of Publishing Perspectives since the launch of the publication in 2009 until January 2016.