Prix Goncourt des Lycéens


The Prix Goncourt des Lycéens is a French literary award created in 1987 as a sort of younger sibling of Prix Goncourt, a prestigious prize for French language literature. The ten members of the Académie Goncourt select twelve literary works as nominees. Some two thousand lycée students read all twelve novels, participate in discussions and debates about them, and ultimately vote on the winner.
While the prize bears the name of the Académie Goncourt, the competition is sponsored and organized by the French Ministry of National Education and the largest French media retailer Fnac, with the stated goal of encouraging young people to read.
Each year's winner is announced in Rennes on the same day as the announcement of the Prix Goncourt, usually in November.

Laureates of the prix Goncourt des lycéens


YearAuthorTitlePublisher Notes
1988Erik Orsenna'SeuilAlso prix Goncourt
1989Jean Vautrin'GrassetAlso prix Goncourt
1990Françoise Lefèvre'Actes Sud
1991Pierre Combescot'Grasset Also prix Goncourt
1992Eduardo ManetL'Île du lézard vertFlammarion
1993Anne WiazemskyCaninesGallimard
1994Claude Pujade-RenaudBelle mèreActes Sud
1995Andreï MakineLe Testament françaisMercure de FranceAlso prix Goncourt et prix Médicis
1996Nancy Huston'Actes Sud Also prix du Livre Inter
1997Jean-Pierre MilovanoffLe Maître des paonsJulliard
1998Luc LangMille six cents ventresFayard
1999Jean-Marie Laclavetine'Gallimard
2000Ahmadou KouroumaSeuil Also prix Renaudot
2001Shan SaLa Joueuse de goGrasset
2002Laurent Gaudé'Actes Sud Also prix des libraires
2003Yann ApperryFarragoGrasset
2004Philippe Grimbert'Grasset
2005Sylvie Germain'Albin Michel
2006Léonora Miano'Plon
2007Philippe ClaudelBrodeck's ReportStock
2008Catherine Cusset'Gallimard
2009Jean-Michel Guenassia'Albin Michel
2010Mathias ÉnardParle-leur de batailles, de rois et d'éléphantsActes Sud
2011Carole Martinez'Gallimard
2012Joël DickerThe Truth About the Harry Quebert AffairAlso Grand prix du roman de l'Académie française
2013Sorj Chalandon'Grasset
2014David Foenkinos'Gallimard Also prix Renaudot
2015Delphine de Vigan'JC LattèsAlso prix Renaudot
2016Gaël Faye'GrassetAlso prix du roman Fnac
2017Alice Zeniter'Flammarion Also prix littéraire du Monde
2018David DiopFrère d'âmeSeuil
2019Karine TuilLes Choses humainesGallimard Also prix Interallié