“Bastard's child”, our readers' favorite Goncourt prize

A handful of votes of difference, precisely five, out of a hundred votes.

This is what allows

 Sorj Chalandon's

to win the Goncourt of

readers

ahead 

 of Mohamed Mbougar Sarr's

.

With 40 and 35% of the vote respectively, these two novels are well ahead of the other finalists,

 by Louis-Philippe Dalembert (16%) and 

 by Christine Angot (9%).

"Chalandon is a great writer and this book is perhaps his best," says our reader Julien Midali. Anyway, of the three finalists I've read, this one is my favorite. "This powerful and moving story can reach a large audience" underlines Patrice Virieux. “His previous novels were already written with a sensitive, intelligent pen, notes Sabisab for his part. It is of the same ilk, between humor, love, sadness and resilience. This author deserves this supreme award, I hope with all my heart that he will obtain it. "Annie Brunat finally details a" very well written book. Great idea to use the Barbie trial to imagine the words the author could have said to his father when he was still alive. His father having attended this trial,Sorj Chalandon hoped that he would take advantage of this event to reveal to him his actions during the war. Suddenly the reader is plunged back into this dark period and this novel also becomes a book of testimonies and memory. "

Supporters and detractors

Of course, the four books of the four candidates were not all read by each of the voters and this vote remains very subjective.

Just after Sorj Chalandon, Mohamed Mbougar Sarr had very strong supporters, unlike Christine Angot who has the most detractors.

It is enough to read our reader Mi Sianko: “Already read

, good but a little redundant after

.

Already read

, very good, very nice writing on a subject unfortunately well known.

Not read

 and not at all want to read because it is very rich.

I just started

… And I am captivated!

By far the best!

Between tale, novel, philosophical essay… And what a style!

Clearly above the basket!

"

The same goes for Elisabeth BS, whose vote is different: “Angot uses novel after novel on the same theme, Chalandon is touching in a book full of sincerity.

“And if the vote ultimately benefited 

, it is first of all because the novel really pleased our readers, but also because it was the most read of the four finalist novels.

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