Overview
- The Goncourt jury convenes at Drouant for oral, multi‑round voting that requires an absolute majority in the first ten rounds, with the president’s vote breaking any tie.
- Finalists are Nathacha Appanah (La nuit au cœur), Emmanuel Carrère (Kolkhoze), Laurent Mauvignier (La maison vide) and Caroline Lamarche (Le bel obscur).
- Despite its symbolic €10 check, the prize routinely propels the winning novel to hundreds of thousands of copies sold with an immediate red banner on the cover.
- Industry focus centers on publisher concentration as Madrigall’s ecosystem (Gallimard, P.O.L, Minuit) publishes three of the four contenders.
- The Femina Prize is due Monday and the Renaudot on Tuesday, with overlapping shortlists adding attention to how the November awards lineup may distribute honors.