Alexis Jenni, a Debut Novelist, Receives France's Top Literary Prize A 48-year-old biology teacher from Lyon, Alexis Jenni, has won France’s most prestigious literary award, the Prix Goncourt, for his By Emily Witt
After Capturing Prix Goncourt, Michel Houellebecq Throws Wild Party to Celebrate Yesterday, Michel Houellebecq won the ultra-prestigious Prix Goncourt — the highest honor bestowed upon a French writer — and in doing so By Nate Freeman