Prix Goncourt des Lycéens
The Prix Goncourt des Lycéens is a French literary award voted for by school students. It was created in 1988 under the patronage of the Prix Goncourt, with the aim of giving young readers the chance to read and discuss the books selected as the best of the year and to elect their chosen winner.[1] The ten members of the Académie Goncourt select twelve literary works as nominees. Some two thousand lycée (roughly equivalent to US high school) students read all twelve novels, participate in discussions and debates about them, and ultimately vote on the winner.[2][3]
While the prize bears the name of the Académie Goncourt, the competition is sponsored and organized by the French Ministry of National Education in partnership with the largest French media retailer Fnac and the organisation Bruit de lire.[2][4]
Each year's winner is announced in Rennes on the same day as the announcement of the Prix Goncourt, usually in November.[5][6]
Laureates of the Prix Goncourt des Lycéens
A complete list of previous winners can be found at the prize's official website.[1]
| Year | Author | Title | Publisher (x times) | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Erik Orsenna | L'Exposition coloniale | Seuil | Also prix Goncourt | |
| 1989 | Jean Vautrin | Un grand pas vers le bon Dieu | Grasset | Also prix Goncourt | |
| 1990 | Françoise Lefèvre | Le Petit Prince Cannibale | Actes Sud | ||
| 1991 | Pierre Combescot | Les Filles du Calvaire | Grasset (2) | Also prix Goncourt | |
| 1992 | Eduardo Manet | L'Île du lézard vert | Flammarion | ||
| 1993 | Anne Wiazemsky | Canines | Gallimard | ||
| 1994 | Claude Pujade-Renaud | Belle mère | Actes Sud (2) | ||
| 1995 | Andreï Makine | Le Testament français | Mercure de France | Also prix Goncourt et prix Médicis | |
| 1996 | Nancy Huston | Instruments des ténèbres | Actes Sud (3) | Also prix du Livre Inter | |
| 1997 | Jean-Pierre Milovanoff | Le Maître des paons | Julliard | ||
| 1998 | Luc Lang | Mille six cents ventres | Fayard | ||
| 1999 | Jean-Marie Laclavetine | Première Ligne | Gallimard (2) | ||
| 2000 | Ahmadou Kourouma | Allah n'est pas obligé | Seuil (2) | Also prix Renaudot | |
| 2001 | Shan Sa | La Joueuse de go | Grasset (3) | ||
| 2002 | Laurent Gaudé | La Mort du roi Tsongor | Actes Sud (4) | Also prix des libraires | |
| 2003 | Yann Apperry | Farrago | Grasset (4) | ||
| 2004 | Philippe Grimbert | Un secret | Grasset (5) | ||
| 2005 | Sylvie Germain | Magnus | Albin Michel | ||
| 2006 | Léonora Miano | Contours du jour qui vient | Plon | ||
| 2007 | Philippe Claudel | Brodeck's Report | Stock | ||
| 2008 | Catherine Cusset | Un brillant avenir | Gallimard (3) | ||
| 2009 | Jean-Michel Guenassia | Le Club des incorrigibles optimistes | Albin Michel (2) | ||
| 2010 | Mathias Énard | Parle-leur de batailles, de rois et d'éléphants | Actes Sud (5) | ||
| 2011 | Carole Martinez | Du domaine des Murmures | Gallimard (4) | ||
| 2012 | Joël Dicker | The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair | Éditions de Fallois | Also Grand prix du roman de l'Académie française | |
| 2013 | Sorj Chalandon | Le Quatrième Mur | Grasset (6) | ||
| 2014 | David Foenkinos | Charlotte | Gallimard (5) | Also prix Renaudot | |
| 2015 | Delphine de Vigan | D'après une histoire vraie | JC Lattès | Also prix Renaudot | |
| 2016 | Gaël Faye | Petit Pays | Grasset | [3] Also prix du roman Fnac | |
| 2017 | Alice Zeniter | L'Art de perdre | Flammarion (2) | Also prix littéraire du Monde | |
| 2018 | David Diop | Frère d'âme | Seuil (3) | ||
| 2019 | Karine Tuil | Les Choses humaines | Gallimard (6) | Also prix Interallié | |
| 2020 | Djaïli Amadou Amal | Les Impatientes | Emmanuelle Collas | Also Choix Goncourt de l'Orient | |
| 2021 | Clara Dupont-Monod | S'adapter | Stock | Also prix Femina | |
| 2022 | Sabyl Ghoussoub | Beyrouth-sur-Seine | Stock | ||
| 2023 | Neige Sinno | Triste Tigre | Éditions P.O.L | [7] Also prix Femina and prix littéraire du Monde | |
| 2024 | Sandrine Collette | Madelaine avant l'aube | Lattès | [5][6] |
References
- ^ a b "Goncourt des Lycéens". Academie Goncourt. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Le Prix Goncourt des lycéens". Ministère de l’Éducation nationale, de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Le Goncourt des lycéens, un prix pas comme les autres". Le Point (in French). 26 November 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
- ^ "Le prix Goncourt des lycéens". Bruit de lire. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
- ^ a b "A lire absolument : Madelaine avant l'aube !". France Télévisions. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Prix Goncourt des lycéens 2024". Académie de Rennes. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
- ^ "Neige Sinno, lauréate du prix Femina et du Goncourt des lycéens 2023". Le Point (in French). 26 Nov 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2025.