Overview
- The Médicis jury announced the award on Wednesday at La Méditerranée in Paris, with nine writers serving as jurors.
- Carrère noted he received zero votes in Tuesday’s Goncourt decision for which he was a finalist, expressing no resentment toward winner Laurent Mauvignier.
- Kolkhoze traces four generations centered on Hélène Carrère d’Encausse and extends to reflections on Russia, Ukraine and Georgia.
- Other Médicis honors went to Nina Allan for the foreign novel prize, Fabrice Gabriel for the essay prize, and Péter Nádas for a special prize.
- Publisher Éditions P.O.L reported strong sales for Kolkhoze and translation rights sold in about thirty countries.