Who will be the successor of Sylvain Tesson, the 2014 Prix Nice Baie des Anges winner, for “S’abandonner à vivre” published by Gallimard?
Sponsored and endowed by the capital of the Nice Côte d’Azur Metropolis, this literary prize has been rewarding a novel published in the twelve months preceding the Nice Book Festival for 20 years.
This Thursday, the eight nominated novels were unveiled and presented at the Villa Masséna in Nice by the jury. Presided over by Franz-Olivier Giesbert, it brings together writers Paule Constant, Irène Frain, Aurélie Hustin de Gubernatis, Didier van Cauwelaert, Laurent Seksik, Jean-Luc Gag, Municipal Councilor for Literature, and Nicolas Galup, editor-in-chief at Azur TV.
Since its creation in 1996, this literary prize has honored novelists: Patrick Renaudot, Raoul Mille, Franz-Olivier Giesbert, Gérard de Cortanze, Claude Imbert, Jean-Noël Pancrazi, Paula Jacques, Vénus Khoury-Ghata, Richard Millet, Eric Fottorino, Jean-Paul Enthoven, Didier Van Cauwelaert, Saphia Azzeddine / René Frégni, Daniel Cordier, Laurent Seksik, Aurélie Hustin de Gubernatis, Romain Slocombe, Valérie Tong Cuong, Sylvain Tesson.
Here is the 2015 selection:
Le Voyant, Jérôme Garcin (Gallimard): selected by Franz-Olivier GIESBERT
Le Maître, Patrick Rambaud (Grasset): selected by Paule CONSTANT
L’Expérience, Christophe Bataille (Grasset): selected by Irène FRAIN
L’Ecrivain National, Serge Joncour (Flammarion): selected by Laurent SEKSIK
La porte du Secret, Christel Noir (Héloise d’Ormesson): selected by Didier Van CAUWELAERT
Une vie à soi, Laurence Tardieu (Flammarion): selected by Aurélie HUSTIN de GUBERNATIS
Bravo, Régis Jauffret (Le Seuil): selected by Nicolas GALUP
La Joie, Charles Pépin (Allary): selected by Jean-Luc GAG
A jury of ten readers, lovers of books and words, has been selected and will participate in the deliberations, and the winner will be announced on Thursday, May 21.
The Prix du Livre Nice Baie des Anges will be awarded by Christian Estrosi at the opening of the 20th edition of the Nice Book Festival (June 5, 6, and 7, 2015).
