Mathias Enard wins French literary award for novel ‘Boussole’
Mathias Énard has won France’s top literary award for illustrating the contribution of Eastern culture to Western identity.
Énard received the prestigious Goncourt prize for his novel ‘Boussole,’ described as a poetic eulogy to the long history of cultural exchanges between East and West.
His book recounts the story of a sick man, anguished by death, who relives his travels and experiences of the Middle East and remembers the people he encountered there.
The 43-year-old writer beat works such as ‘Les Preponderants’ (The Principals) by Hedi Kaddour, ‘Ce Pays Qui te Ressemble’ (This Country that you Resemble) by Tobie Nathan and ‘Titus n’aimait pas Berenice’ (Titus does not love Berenice) by Nathalie Azoulai.
The Renaudot Prize, awarded annually in conjunction with the Prix Goncourt, was awarded to Delphine de Vigan for her book ‘D’après Une Histoire Vraie.’
The Prix Goncourt is the best known and most prestigious prize in French literature, given to the author of the best and most imaginative prose work of the year.
It is named after French author, critic, and publisher, Edmond de Goncourt.
Lydie Salvayre, Pierre Lemaitre, Jerome Ferrari and Alexis Jenni are among the previous winners of the prize.
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