Culture · 14 h ago
Philippe Jaenada wins the Goncourt for a novel on a Paris murder
The 62-year-old author won France's top literary prize for "L'inconnue du quai de Javel", his counter-investigation into the murder of Louise Cansot, a well-known model in post-war Paris.
What we know
- Jaenada won the 2026 Goncourt
- Orélien's novel was removed from the selection
Not yet
- Outcome of the AI-use controversy
He beat Yannick Haenel, Clémentine Mélois and Sylvain Prudhomme, and succeeds Laurent Mauvignier. Canadian-Haitian author Thélyson Orélien was pulled from the selection after an AI-use controversy over his novel.
