Marie-Hélène Lafon won the Renaudot prize for her novel "Histoire du fils" (Buchet-Chastel), a saga that spans a century, from 1908 to 2008. Dominique Fortier, with "Les Villes de papier" (Grasset), for his part won the Renaudot of the test.
The Renaudot prize was awarded on Monday, a few minutes after the Goncourt, to Marie-Hélène Lafon, for her novel "Histoire du fils" (Buchet-Chastel), a saga that spans a century, from 1908 to 2008. The main character , André, raised by his aunt, pierces a family secret there by exploring his genealogy. Dominique Fortier, with "Les Villes de papier" (Grasset), for his part won the Renaudot for the essay.