The biggest of the French book prizes -- the Goncourt and the Renaudot -- announce the winning titles next Tuesday, 3 November, and they've both now announced their finalists.
The prix Goncourt has, in its third round, cut its list of contenders all the way down to four; among the authors with other books available in English who still have books in the running: Mathias Enard and Hédi Kaddour.
The prix Renaudot has five novels left in its fiction category, and a trio vying for the non-fiction prize (including a Sony Labou Tansi-collection). Much as I had issues with HHhH, the new Laurent Binet, La septième fonction du langage sounds like the most fun (and surely some US/UK publisher has already picked this up, right ?).
The prix Goncourt has, in its third round, cut its list of contenders all the way down to four; among the authors with other books available in English who still have books in the running: Mathias Enard and Hédi Kaddour.
The prix Renaudot has five novels left in its fiction category, and a trio vying for the non-fiction prize (including a Sony Labou Tansi-collection). Much as I had issues with HHhH, the new Laurent Binet, La septième fonction du langage sounds like the most fun (and surely some US/UK publisher has already picked this up, right ?).