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2026 Prix Goncourt

This dossier follows the award of the 2026 Prix Goncourt and the winning book.

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Philippe Jaenada in Vannes in 2012.
June 2012 archive; not the award ceremony. Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0; existing crop. — Ji-Elle / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ — 24 juin 2012 ; recadrage préexistant, sans autre modification.

Where things stand

On 3 November 2026, Philippe Jaenada wins for L’Inconnue du quai de Javel.

Confirmed

Philippe Jaenada wins the 2026 Prix Goncourt

Philippe Jaenada won the Prix Goncourt in Paris on 3 November 2026 for L’Inconnue du quai de Javel, published by Flammarion.

Philippe Jaenada in Vannes in 2012.
June 2012 archive; not the award ceremony. Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0; existing crop. — Ji-Elle / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ — 24 juin 2012 ; recadrage préexistant, sans autre modification.

The jury announced its choice at the Drouant restaurant. The 62-year-old writer succeeds Laurent Mauvignier, the 2025 winner.

The book revisits the murder of a young woman in Paris in 1949. The literary investigation continues Jaenada’s work on old criminal cases and judicial archives.

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