The surprises of the second list Goncourt – The Point

Of course, there are the favorites: Mathias Énard, Hédi Kaddour and of course Boualem Sansal. But behind these three books that have the favor of literary criticism pointing some surprises. We did not expect Azoulai and Nathalie Thomas B. Reverdy such a treat. However, the elimination of An impossible love, the novel by Christine Angot, and that of Delphine de Vigan and its Based on a true story n ‘ were not necessarily expected. Basically, no author stands out clearly, and the establishment of the third list, 27 October next from the Bardo Museum in Tunis, could still thwart some predictions come … The Goncourt Prize will be awarded Tuesday, November 17 at Drouant in the small living room of the first floor, which smothers all noises and all controversies for more than a century …

Discover the second selection for the Prix Goncourt in 2015

Nathalie Azoulai, Titus did not like Berenice, POL

Mathias Énard, Compass Actes Sud

Hédi Kaddour, The preponderant, Gallimard

Simon Liberati, Eva Stock

Alain Mabanckou, Little Pepper Threshold

Tobie Nathan, The country that resembles you, Stock

Thomas B. Reverdy, It was a city, Flammarion

Boualem Sansal, 2084 Gallimard