The Femina Prize is awarded to Yannick Haenel for "The solitude of teachers is infinite"

The Femina Prize was awarded on November 4 to Yannick Haenel for his novel "La solitude des professeurs est infinie." This book was also nominated for the Goncourt and the French Academy awards. Other contenders included works by David Djaïz, Elise Lespade, Emma Marsantes, and Lucie Rico. Haenel, born in 1967, has authored around thirty books, including several acclaimed novels and essays on art. He emphasizes that his writings are driven by experiences of desire.